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- Dictionarytwilight/ˈtwʌɪlʌɪt/
noun
- 1. the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the reflection of the sun's rays from the atmosphere: "she looked out on the beautiful twilight" Similar
- 2. a period or state of obscurity, ambiguity, or gradual decline: "he was in the twilight of his career" Similar Opposite
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TWILIGHT definition: 1. the period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening: 2. the final part of a…. Learn more.
The meaning of TWILIGHT is the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night produced by diffusion of sunlight through the atmosphere and its dust; also : a time of twilight.
the soft, diffused light lights from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall. the period in the morning or, more commonly, in the evening during which this light lights prevails.
Twilight is light produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, when the Sun is below the horizon, which illuminates the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface. The word twilight can also refer to the periods of time when this illumination occurs.
1. uncountable noun. Twilight is the time just before night when the daylight has almost gone but when it is not completely dark. They returned at twilight, and set off for one of the promenade bars. Synonyms: dusk, evening, sunset, early evening More Synonyms of twilight. 2. uncountable noun.
TWILIGHT meaning: 1. the period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening: 2. the final part of a…. Learn more.
The time just after sunset, when the light is half-faded, but the world is not yet totally dark, is twilight. If you are between two states, like asleep and awake, that can also be called a twilight moment. Twilight comes just before the night falls.
a state in which things are strange, mysterious or secret; a state that exists on the dividing line between two things. the twilight world of the occult. The dissidents lived in a twilight world of hushed voices and secret meetings. the twilight zone between living and merely existing.
TWILIGHT definition: the time just before it becomes completely dark in the evening. Learn more.
Definition of twilight noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
