26984 words

twilight

5 definitions • 5 examples
1
the period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening:

Examples:

the twilight I could make out a dark figure in the twilight.
2
the final part of a period:

Examples:

in the twilight of something I knew him when he was in the twilight of his career.
3
used to describe a way of life that involves illegal or immoral activities, and is on the edge of normal society:

Examples:

twilight existence The remaining inhabitants of this once-prosperous town have got used to a twilight existence.
twilight world Leaving a secure job for the twilight world of pop music may have been a mistake.
4
the low level of light when it is late in the day, just before the darkness of night, or this period of the day
5
fig. Twilight is also any late period, when the end of something is near:

Examples:

The book presents a compelling portrait of the singer in the twilight of her career.

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