TWILIGHT


Meaning of TWILIGHT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' tw ī - ˌ l ī t

Function: noun

Usage: often attrib

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 twilight

2 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>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.