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Definitions for Twilight

[1] the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall.
[2] the period in the morning or, more commonly, in the evening during which this light prevails.
[3] a terminal period, especially after full development, success, etc.: the twilight of his life.
[4] a state of uncertainty, vagueness, or gloom.
[5] of, relating to, or resembling twilight; dim; obscure: in the twilight hours.
[6] appearing or flying at twilight; crepuscular.
[7] the soft diffused light occurring when the sun is just below the horizon, esp following sunset Related adjective: crepuscular
[8] the period in which this light occurs
[9] the period of time during which the sun is a specified angular distance below the horizon (6°, 12°, and 18° for civil twilight , nautical twilight , and astronomical twilight , respectively)
[10] any faint light
[11] a period in which strength, importance, etc, are waning the twilight of his life
[12] (modifier) of or relating to the period towards the end of the day the twilight shift of or relating to the final phase of a particular era the twilight days of the Bush presidency denoting irregularity and obscurity a twilight existence

Words related to Twilight

sunset, dusk, decline, evening, end, ebb, gloaming, eventide, sundown, night, nightfall, dimness, afterglow, half-light, afterlight

Words nearby Twilight

twig, twig blight, twig borer, twig girdler, twiggy, twilight, twilight glow, twilight of the gods, twilight sleep, twilight state, twilight zone

Origin of Twilight

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at twi-, light1

Other words from Twilight

twi·light·y , adjective

Word origin for Twilight

C15: literally: half-light (between day and night), from Old English twi- half + light 1

Synonyms for Twilight

dusk, sunset, afterglow, decline, dimness, ebb, end, evening, eventide, gloaming, half-light, night, nightfall, sundown, afterlight, crepuscular light, early evening, last phase, late-afternoon