twilight
The soft, dim light just after the sun goes down.
twilight in a sentence
- At twilight, the bats flickered out of the barn into the fading purple sky.
- The street lamps flickered on at twilight, just as the last of the daylight faded away.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to twilight?
- Adaylight
- Bsunrise
- Cdawn
- Ddusk
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D: dusk. The other three mean the opposite of twilight.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to twilight?
- Adawn
- Bdusk
- Cevening
- Dsunset
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A: dawn. The other three mean nearly the same as twilight.
Words that mean something similar
dusk, evening, sunset
Words that mean the opposite
dawn, daylight, sunrise
More words about light & dark
- beacon: A light or fire used as a signal that can be seen from far away.
- dazzle: To amaze someone with bright light or brilliance.
- dingy: Dark, dirty and a little gloomy.
- dismal: Dull, gloomy and miserable.
- gleam: To shine softly with light.
- glimmer: To shine with a faint, unsteady light; or that faint light.
- glisten: To shine and sparkle, often because something is wet.
- gloomy: Dark, dull and a little sad.
More words to explore
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