noun
twilight
TWEYE-lyt
noun
1
The soft, dim light in the sky just before sunrise or, more commonly, just after sunset.
"We walked home in the twilight after the concert."
"Fireflies come out at twilight in summer."
2
A fading or declining stage of something.
"The aging boxer fought his last match in the twilight of his career."
adj
1
Dim, faint, or suggestive of twilight.
"The old cinema had a twilight glow from its dying neon sign."
How to Use Twilight
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe dim light around sunset (or sunrise), or figuratively the late, fading stage of something.
Common pairings
at twilight
twilight hours
twilight of his career
Word Forms
twilit past tense, twilighted past tense, twilights plural, twilights singular
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Etymology
From Middle English, combining twi- ("two, half") with light — literally "half-light," referring to the dim glow between day and night.