twilight
noun [U] (EVENING) /ˈtwaɪ.laɪt/Definition
› the period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening: I could make out a dark figure in the twilight.Days and times of dayDarkness and becoming dark
(Definition of twilight noun (EVENING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- black sth out phrasal verb (NO LIGHT)
- blackness noun
- blackout noun (HIDING)
- dark adjective (WITHOUT LIGHT)
- darken verb
- deepen verb (DARK)
- dingy adjective
- dull adjective (NOT BRIGHT)
- gloomy adjective (DARK)
- half-light noun
- inky adjective
- matt adjective
- moonless adjective
- pitch-dark adjective
- shadow noun (DARKNESS)
- shadow verb (DARKNESS)
- shady adjective (SLIGHT DARKNESS)
- silhouette noun
- Stygian adjective
- the gloaming noun
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