twilight

English Thesaurus

1. the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	light, visible light, visible radiation,
definition	:	(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation (noun.phenomenon)

2. a condition of decline following successes (noun.state)

hypernym	:	declination, decline,
definition	:	a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state (noun.state)

3. the time of day immediately following sunset (noun.time)

hypernym	:	hour, time of day,
definition	:	clock time (noun.time)

hyponym	:	night,
definition	:	a shortening of nightfall (noun.time)

part meronym	:	eve, even, evening, eventide,
definition	:	the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) (noun.time)

4. lighted by or as if by twilight (adj.all)

similar	:	dark,
definition	:	devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black (adj.all)

5. the time of day immediately following sunset (noun.time)

derivation	:	crepuscular,
definition	:	like twilight; dim (adj.all)

derivation	:	dusky, twilight, twilit,
definition	:	lighted by or as if by twilight (adj.all)

6. lighted by or as if by twilight (adj.all)

derivation	:	dimness, duskiness,
definition	:	the state of being poorly illuminated (noun.state)

derivation	:	crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight,
definition	:	the time of day immediately following sunset (noun.time)

7. the time of day immediately following sunset (noun.time)

derivation	:	crepuscular,
definition	:	like twilight; dim (adj.all)

derivation	:	dusky, twilight, twilit,
definition	:	lighted by or as if by twilight (adj.all)

8. lighted by or as if by twilight (adj.all)

derivation	:	dimness, duskiness,
definition	:	the state of being poorly illuminated (noun.state)

derivation	:	crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight,
definition	:	the time of day immediately following sunset (noun.time)