twilight

English

/ˈtwaɪlaɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
  • The time when this light is visible; the period between daylight and darkness.
  • (astronomy) The time when the sun is less than 18° below the horizon.
  • Any faint light through which something is seen; an in-between or fading condition.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English twilight affix from English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload).

Origin

English

light

Gloss

not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

弱

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