gloaming
8 synonyms and 1 antonym for gloaming, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The soft, dim light of early morning or, more often, evening; dusk.
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Etymology
From Middle English gloming, from Old English glōmung, from Old English glōm (“twilight”). Related to glow. The OED notes: "The vowel of the modern gloaming is anomalous, as Old English glōmung should normally become glooming. The explanation is probably that the ō was shortened in the compound ǣfen-glommung (as the sp...
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