Twilight
['twaɪlaɪt]
Definition
(noun.) the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth.
(noun.) a condition of decline following successes; 'in the twilight of the empire'.
(noun.) the time of day immediately following sunset; 'he loved the twilight'; 'they finished before the fall of night'.
Checked by Jacques--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18¡ below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
(n.) faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed.
(a.) Seen or done by twilight.
(a.) Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure.
Edited by Albert
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Crepuscular light.[2]. Dim light, faint light.
a. Obscure, dim, shaded.
Typist: Zamenhof
Definition
n. the faint light after sunset and before sunrise: an uncertain view: partial darkness.—adj. of twilight: faintly illuminated: obscure.—v.t. to illuminate faintly.—Twilight of the gods the same as Ragnaré° (q.v.).
Edited by Ervin
Examples
- As the glare of day mellowed into twilight, we looked down upon a picture which is celebrated all over the world. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A twilight calm of happiness then succeeding to their radiant noon, they remained at peace, until a strange voice in the room startled them both. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And the twilight, as she now sought to pierce it, was gradually lighted by a faint spark of reassurance. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Away beyond the dawn of history, 3000 or 4000 years ago, one thinks of the Wiltshire uplands in the twilight of a midsummer day's morning. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And in this twilight of his life little remained visible to him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I, hate it altogether, and I hate everybody except you,' said the unnatural young Thomas Gradgrind in the hair-cutting chamber at twilight. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- But now it was fine warm weather, with only a summer breeze blowing, and early afternoon instead of dull twilight. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Mr. Tulkinghorn, sitting in the twilight by the open window, enjoys his wine. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- When the tea-table was done with, they all moved to one of the windows, and looked out into the heavy twilight. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The two brothers were before their Father; far beyond the twilight judgment of this world; high above its mists and obscurities. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It terminated like the former; though something approaching to a ray, we could not tell whence, shed a very doubtful twilight in the space. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Next follow those that are constructed for twilight; and, last of all, those destined for total darkness, and whose formation is quite peculiar. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- There is no twilight on Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- But it was a piece of twilight. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It was not a word for twilight, but for the morning. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Editor: Tracy