gloaming

gloam·ing

noun \ˈglō-miŋ\

Definition of GLOAMING

: twilight, dusk

Examples of GLOAMING

1. <lovers would often retreat to the gloaming of the park's many secluded recesses to steal a kiss>
2. <with the gloaming came the familiar call of the whip-poor-will>

Origin of GLOAMING

Middle English (Scots) gloming, from Old English glōming, from glōm twilight; akin to Old English glōwan to glow

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to GLOAMING

Synonyms

black, blackness, candlelight, darkness, dusk, dark, gloom, murk, night, semidarkness, shade, shadows, twilight, umbra

Antonyms

blaze, brightness, brilliance, day, daylight, glare, glow, light, lightness

Related Words

midnight; blackout, brownout, dimout; shadiness, umbrage; dullness (also dulness), somberness; cloudiness, fogginess, haziness, mistiness, murkiness; dimness, faintness, gloominess, grayness, paleness; half-light

Near Antonyms

moonlight, starlight, sunlight; effulgence, radiance, radiancy, shine, sunshine; incandescence, luminance, luminescence, luminosity, luminousness

Other Calendar Terms

antedate, estival, luster, sesquicentennial

Rhymes with GLOAMING

coaming