twilight
Translation
dusk, period of decline
Examples
We walked home in the twilight.
We walked home in the twilight.
He was in the twilight of his career.
He was in the twilight of his career.
Grammar Patterns
((in the twilight)) the period of faint light after sunset We walked home in the twilight.
((in the twilight of sth.)) the final part of a period He was in the twilight of his career.
Similar Words
Synonyms: dusk, sundown; Antonyms: dawn, sunrise
Etymology
From Old English 'twī-' (two) + 'lēoht' (light), meaning 'half-light' or the light between day and night.
Memory Tips
Think of the 'twi' part as 'two'. It's the time when the 'two lights' of the sun and moon are mixing.