twilight

noun

a condition of decline following successes

the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth

the time of day immediately following sunset

adjective

lighted by or as if by twilight

Roots

twitwi- · Old English · two, half

Synonyms for twilight

crepusculen gloamn duskn nightfalln duskyadj crepuscularadj sundownn duskinessn sunsetn gloomingadj

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Where does twilight come from?

The word twilight breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root twi-, from Old English twi (“two, half”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.