Definition of twilight
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 twilight
2a : an intermediate state that is not clearly defined lived in the twilight of neutrality — Newsweekb : a period of decline
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Examples of twilight in a Sentence
The sun set and twilight fell.
stumbled around the twilight of the shuttered room, unable to see where she was going
Recent Examples of twilight from the Web
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As a result, tigers see six times as well as humans in twilight or darkness.
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With former Indianapolis 500 champions Helio Castroneves and Tony Kanaan in the twilight of their racing careers and possibly driving their final IndyCar season, the open-wheel series is on the verge of a fairly significant shift.
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The imminent transfer of power looms like the twilight zone, an ominous threshold beyond which nothing can be assumed.
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15th Century
First Known Use of twilight
15th century
TWILIGHT Defined for English Language Learners
twilight
playDefinition of twilight for English Language Learners
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: the light from the sky at the end of the day when night is just beginning
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: the period when day is ending and night is beginning
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: a period when something is ending
TWILIGHT Defined for Kids
twilight
playDefinition of twilight for Students
1 : the period or the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night
2 : a period of decline She is in the twilight of her career.
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