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twilight

The correct spelling is twilight.

How to pronounce twilight

/ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
noun

IPA: /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/

Say it like: Twi-lit

The correct spelling is twilight. The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of th… For example: "I could just make out her face in the twilight."

Usage Examples

I could just make out her face in the twilight.

It was twilight by the time I got back home.

The twilight of one's life

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
  2. 2.The time when this light is visible; the period between daylight and darkness.
  3. 3.The time when the sun is less than 18° below the horizon.
  4. 4.Any faint light through which something is seen; an in-between or fading condition.

verb

  1. 1.To illuminate faintly.

adjective

  1. 1.Pertaining to or resembling twilight; faintly illuminated; obscure.

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