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The period of the evening when twilight is visible, between daylight and darkness
“They come out from the trunks of trees at twilight to forage.”
Partial or total darkness, or a period of such
“Groping forward they heard wolves snarling along the edges of the footpath and could discern their gaunt forms moving in the twilight.”
The soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon
“Therefore, the gods possess strength by day, demons in the night, the humans at the coming of the morning twilight, and the fathers in the evening twilight.”
A period or state of obscurity, ambiguity, or gradual decline
“In the twilight of her career, she aspired to sing Bizet's Carmen at the Opéra-Comique.”
The final period, especially of the life of a person or thing
The state of being unknown or inconspicuous
Of, or relating to, the period towards the end of the day
“These low light conditions resemble the dim atmosphere experienced in the twilight hours associated with dusk and dawn.”
Of, or being, a final period
“One person after another came up to say what Lorene Armstrong had meant to them, especially during the twilight years of her life.”
Pertaining to the evening or twilight hours
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