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S0890900 (sŭn′sĕt′)n.1. The event or time of the disappearance of the upper circumferential edge of the sun as it sets below the horizon.2. The sky as the sun sets: a rosy sunset.3. A decline or final phase: the sunset of an empire.4. Law The automatic expiration of a statutory provision on a previously established date, in the absence of reauthorization: The law's sunset was July 1.adj. Law Providing for an automatic expiration.v. sun·set·ted, sun·set·ting, sun·sets Law v.intr. To expire on a previously established date, as a statutory provision.v.tr. To provide for the expiration of (a program or agency) by means of a sunset provision.

[Adj. and v., on the model of sunshine (as in sunshine law).]

sunset

(ˈsʌnˌsɛt) n1. (Astronomy) the daily disappearance of the sun below the horizon2. (Physical Geography) the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this disappearance3. (Astronomy) Also called: sundown the time at which the sun sets at a particular locality4. the final stage or closing period, as of a person's life

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n. 1. the setting of the sun below the horizon in the evening. 2. the atmospheric and scenic phenomena accompanying this. 3. the time when the sun sets. adj. 4. (of an industry, technology, etc.) old; declining. 5. of or denoting a law requiring the termination of a government program or agency at the end of a specified period unless it is reauthorized by the legislature. [1350–1400]

sunset

occultation - One of its meanings is "the disappearance from view of a star or planet in the sun's rays after sunset or before sunrise, when the star or planet is above the horizon."
acronical - Means happening at sunset or twilight.
antitwilight - The sky's pink or purple glow after sunset.
evening - Its Old English base meant "grow towards night," as evening extends from sunset to dark.

Sunset

A huge sunset that drained away in the west like blood —William Styron
The sun … drops like an angry brick at nightfall —Raymond Chandler
A sunset as thick as jam simmered in the sky —Isaac Babel
Sunset cast its colors through the leafless trees … like panes of stained glass —Madison Smartt Bell
The (Montana) sunset lay between two mountains like a gigantic bruise from which dark arteries spread themselves over a poisoned sky —F. Scott Fitzgerald
The sunset looked like the fires of Hell were consuming it —Harry Prince
The sun was moving down slowly as if it were descending a ladder —Flannery O’Connor
The sun went down lopsided and wide as a rose on a stem —Eudora Welty

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sunset - the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizonsundowneven, evening, eventide, eve - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, sunrise, sunup, morning - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
	2.	sunset - atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sunatmospheric phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
	3.	sunset - the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizonperiodic event, recurrent event - an event that recurs at intervals
Adj.	1.	sunset - of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries"old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
	2.	sunset - providing for termination; "a program with a sunset provision"last - coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"

sunset

noun nightfall, dusk, sundown, eventide, gloaming (Scot. or poetic), close of (the) day The dance ends at sunset.Related words
adjective acronychal, acronycal, or (U.S.) acronical

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(san) noun1. the round body in the sky that gives light and heat to the earth. The Sun is nearly 150 million kilometres away from the Earth.太阳2. any of the fixed stars. Do other suns have planets revolving round them?恒星3. light and heat from the sun; sunshine. We sat in the sun; In Britain they don't get enough sun; The sun has faded the curtains.日光 verb – past tense, past participle sunned – to expose (oneself) to the sun's rays. He's sunning himself in the garden.晒太阳ˈsunless adjective without sun, or lacking sunlight. a sunless room.无日光的ˈsunny adjective1. filled with sunshine. sunny weather.和煦的2. cheerful and happy. The child has a sunny nature.快乐的ˈsunniness noun 欢乐，和煦 ˈsunbathe verb to lie or sit in the sun, especially wearing few clothes, in order to get a suntan. 日光浴ˈsunbeam noun a ray of the sun. 一道阳光ˈsunburn noun the brown or red colour of the skin caused by exposure to the sun's rays. 晒伤ˈsunburned, ˈsunburnt adjectivesunburnt faces.晒伤的ˈsundial noun a device, usually in a garden, for telling time from the shadow of a rod or plate on its surface cast by the sun. 日昝ˈsundown noun (especially American) sunset. 日落ˈsunflower noun a type of large yellow flower with petals like rays of the sun, from whose seeds we get oil. 向日葵ˈsunglasses noun plural glasses of dark-coloured glass or plastic to protect the eyes in bright sunlight. 太阳眼镜ˈsunlight noun the light of the sun. The cat was sitting in a patch of sunlight.阳光ˈsunlit adjective lighted up by the sun. a sunlit room.阳光照射的ˈsunrise noun the rising of the sun in the morning, or the time of this. 日出ˈsunset noun the setting of the sun, or the time of this. the red glow of the sunset.日落ˈsunshade noun a type of umbrella for sheltering a person from the sun; a parasol. 遮阳伞ˈsunshine noun1. the light of the sun. The children were playing in the sunshine.阳光2. cheerfulness or happiness. 快乐ˈsunstroke noun a serious illness caused by being in very hot sunshine for too long. 日射病，中暑 ˈsuntan noun a brown colour of the skin caused by exposure to the sun. I'm trying to get a suntan.晒黑catch the sun to become sunburnt. 晒黑的under the sun in the whole world. I'm sure that he must have visited every country under the sun. 在世界上，天下

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ride (off) into the sunset

To resolve or conclude things in a neat, happy, and satisfactory fashion; to retire from work, use, or relevance, especially on a positive note or after a long and successful period of activity. An allusion to the clichéd endings of western movies, often showing the main characters riding horseback into the sunset at the conclusion of the film. Often used sarcastically, ironically, or humorously. Despite the turbulence in the first few years, the president is now riding off into the sunset with a huge approval rating and a whole host of policies enacted under his watch. I'm tired of comedies that see everyone just ride into the sunset at the end. How about showing some realistic consequences for the things these types of characters do?See also: ride, sunset

sunset years

The final years of a person's life, especially those spent in retirement. The economic crash has been especially devastating to the retired and the elderly, whose pensions they had been expecting to live off of in their sunset years have now evaporated in a matter of days.See also: sunset, year

one's sunset years

Euph. one's old age. Many people in their sunset years love to travel. Now is the time to think about financial planning for your sunset years.See also: sunset, year

ride off into the sunset

achieve a happy conclusion to something. In the closing scenes of westerns, the characters are often seen riding off into the sunset after everything has been resolved satisfactorily.See also: off, ride, sunset

sunset years

the last years of a person's life. euphemisticSee also: sunset, year

ride off into the sunset, to

A more or less happy ending or resolution. This cliché was originally a visual one—the classic final scene of the western films so popular from the 1930s on, in which the cowboy hero, having vanquished the evildoers, literally rides off into the sunset. It was transferred to other happy endings, usually with some irony, in the mid-twentieth century. “I didn’t even bother getting mad at your crack about me going off into the sunset,” wrote William Goldman (Magic, 1967).See also: off, ride

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noun nightfall

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noun the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

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noun atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun

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noun the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon

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adj of a declining industry or technology

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adj providing for termination

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