noun

twilight

twilight, dusk

We walked home in the twilight.

We walked home in the twilight.

She is in the twilight of her career.

She is in the twilight of her career.

in the twilight during the time of twilight The city looks magical in the twilight.

the twilight of ((sth.)) the final period of (sth.) He is in the twilight of his years.

Synonyms: dusk, sundown; Antonyms: dawn, sunrise

From Middle English, from 'twi-' (half, between) + 'light'. It means 'half-light', or the light between day and night.

Picture the sky with 'two lights': the fading light of the sun and the emerging light of the moon and stars.

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