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Antonyms for half-light
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : haf-lahyt, hahf- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæfˌlaɪt, ˈhɑf- |
Definition of half-light
- As in twilight : noun onset of darkness at end of day
- As in first light : noun daybreak
- The man was blind in daylight, and could see in darkness or half-light.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- He was nervous and excited, and his eyes shone in the half-light.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- He stands a moment bewildered by the half-light, then calls sharply: "Larry!"
- Extract from : « The First and The Last » by John Galsworthy
- The walls were spotless and the red-tiled floor shone in the half-light.
- Extract from : « The Choice of Life » by Georgette Leblanc
- He stood in the half-light, one hand on the table, the other clasping the picture.
- Extract from : « Bob, Son of Battle » by Alfred Ollivant
- The little man scuttled away in the half-light, and out of the yard.
- Extract from : « Bob, Son of Battle » by Alfred Ollivant
- Her face was wistful in the half-light; the corners of her mouth quivered, ever so little.
- Extract from : « Master of the Vineyard » by Myrtle Reed
- It shone through the half-light as though a lamp had been lighted within.
- Extract from : « The Squirrel-Cage » by Dorothy Canfield
- How well she knew that half-light of the ebb of the wave of darkness.
- Extract from : « The Short Works of George Meredith » by George Meredith
- I asked, wondering why the windshield should look so blurred in the half-light.
- Extract from : « The Prairie Child » by Arthur Stringer
Synonyms for half-light
- afterglow
- afterlight
- aurora
- break of day
- cocklight
- crack of dawn
- crepuscular light
- dawn
- dawning
- dawnlight
- day-peep
- daylight
- decline
- dimness
- dusk
- early evening
- ebb
- end
- evening
- eventide
- flush of the morning
- gloaming
- glow
- half-light
- last phase
- late-afternoon
- morning
- night
- nightfall
- peep of day
- sundown
- sunrise
- sunset
- sunup
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