noun
gloaming
Gloaming (noun) means the soft, dim light of early morning or, more often, evening; dusk.
noun
1
The soft, dim light of early morning or, more often, evening; dusk.
2
(dialect) A sullen, gloomy mood.
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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 spelling seems to show was actually the case), and that from this compound there was evolved a new subject glŏmung, which by normal phonetic development became Middle English glǭming, modern English gloaming."
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What is the meaning of gloaming?
"gloaming" (noun) means the soft, dim light of early morning or, more often, evening; dusk.
What is another word for gloaming?
Other words for "gloaming" include gloam, twilight, crepuscle, dusk, crepuscule, nightfall.
What is the opposite of gloaming?
The opposite of "gloaming" is daylight.
What are the different meanings of gloaming?
"gloaming" has 2 main meanings: 1. The soft, dim light of early morning or, more often, evening; dusk; 2. (dialect) A sullen, gloomy mood.
