gloaming
Gloaming (noun) means Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
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."
Rhymes for gloaming
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What is the meaning of gloaming?
"gloaming" (noun) means twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
What are the different meanings of gloaming?
"gloaming" has 2 main meanings: 1. Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk; 2. Sullenness; melancholy.