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Synonyms for twilight

Grammar : Noun
Spell : twahy-lahyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt

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Définition of twilight

Origin :
  • late 14c. (twilighting), a compound of twi- + light (n.) Cognate with Dutch tweelicht (16c.), German zwielicht. Exact connotation of twi- in this word is unclear, but it appears to refer to "half" light, rather than the fact that twilight occurs twice a day. Cf. also Sanskrit samdhya "twilight," literally "a holding together, junction," Middle High German zwischerliecht, literally "tweenlight." Originally and most commonly in English with reference to evening twilight but occasionally used of morning twilight (a sense first attested mid-15c.). Figurative extension is first recorded c.1600.
  • noun onset of darkness at end of day
Example sentences :
  • The sun had gone down, and the twilight was fast losing itself in night.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • After twilight fell, she slowly walked the length of the Street.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The camp turns out to see the sunset and enjoy the twilight.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • He lay as still as the stones beside him, and all was quiet again in the twilight.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • The twilight was already coming on and it was perfectly still all around.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • All the pyramids are becoming a little faint as the twilight is advancing.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • But when the twilight began to show Dick believed that victory was at hand.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Then he returned to the hole in the cliff, and remained there until twilight.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • By twilight she returned to Venus with her arms full of shining fleece.
  • Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody
  • She stood unthinking, it seemed, her gaze vaguely piercing the twilight.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler

Antonyms for twilight

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