Main Entry:

twi·light

Pronunciation:

\ˈtwī-ˌlīt\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often attributive

Date:

15th century

1: the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night produced by diffusion of sunlight through the atmosphere and its dust ; also : a time of twilight2 a: an intermediate state that is not clearly defined <lived in the twilight of neutrality — Newsweek> b: a period of decline <the twilight of a great career>