twilighttwi‧light /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/ ●○○ noun 
The end of the cigarette glowed in the twilight.2[uncountable] the time when day is just starting to become night SYN duskat twilight romantic walks along the beach at twilight3[singular] the period just before the end of the most active part of someone’s lifetwilight of in the twilight of her acting career Depression in the twilight years (=the last years of your life) is usually related to illness.4twilight world literary a strange situation involving mystery, dishonesty etctwilight of the twilight world of espionage
WORD ORIGINtwilight
Origin:
1400-1500 twi- ‘two, twice’ (from Old English) + lightEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- We stayed outside till twilight.
- In the twilight and without my glasses, I couldn't really tell.
- It was almost twilight when they tied up at the Angle Inlet boatyard.
- The twilight sky was lavender and dark enough that Venus was out, hung above a freshly minted sickle moon.
- The inescapable presence of doubt is a constant reminder of our responsibility to truth in a twilight world of truth and half-truth.
- The sun is never visible; it is eternal twilight.
- Theirs was a twilight world of hushed voices, concealed books and illegal exhibitions.
- These women dwelt in a land where all was dim and shrouded in twilight.
- Why demand attention now, when the Bulls are in what should be a glorious twilight?
WORD SETS
AD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Depression in the twilight years (=the last years of your life) is usually related to illness.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
Depression in the twilight years (=the last years of your life) is usually related to illness.· I came to realize that the twilight world actually existed unseen, but in parallel, with everyone else's world.· The inescapable presence of doubt is a constant reminder of our responsibility to truth in a twilight world of truth and half-truth.· ACCORDING to acquaintances who move in the twilight world of Private Eye, the satirical magazine is hoping for a Conservative victory.· Theirs was a twilight world of hushed voices, concealed books and illegal exhibitions.· Terri, in the twilight world of the zombie, was writing the three words over and over again.
· Ashanti are Ireland's latest voyagers into this strange twilight zone.· It was strictly the twilight zone.· Check your preconceptions at the door, for you are entering the twilight zone.· Why is there a large twilight zone in Glasgow - the area where many buildings are being demolished and new ones erected?· It's like the twilight zone, as if you're travelling back to the depression of the 1930s.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1[uncountable] the small amount of light in the sky as the day endsin the twilight- the twilight world of New York punk clubs
- ACCORDING to acquaintances who move in the twilight world of Private Eye, the satirical magazine is hoping for a Conservative victory.
- I came to realize that the twilight world actually existed unseen, but in parallel, with everyone else's world.
- Terri, in the twilight world of the zombie, was writing the three words over and over again.
- The inescapable presence of doubt is a constant reminder of our responsibility to truth in a twilight world of truth and half-truth.
- Theirs was a twilight world of hushed voices, concealed books and illegal exhibitions.
The end of the cigarette glowed in the twilight.2[uncountable] the time when day is just starting to become night SYN duskat twilight romantic walks along the beach at twilight3[singular] the period just before the end of the most active part of someone’s lifetwilight of in the twilight of her acting career Depression in the twilight years (=the last years of your life) is usually related to illness.4twilight world literary a strange situation involving mystery, dishonesty etctwilight of the twilight world of espionage