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half-light

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: twilight

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: twilight

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: light, visible light, visible radiation

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: demi-jour — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • French: demi-obscurité — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • German: Halblicht — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • Greek: ημίφως (imífos) — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • Hungarian: félhomály — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • Italian: semioscurità — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • Polish: półmrok — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • Polish: półcień — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • Portuguese: penumbra — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • Portuguese: meia-luz — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • Portuguese: semiescuridão — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • Russian: полутьма (polutʹma) — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • Russian: полумрак (polumrak) — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • Russian: сумерки (sumerki) — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • Spanish: penumbra — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • Spanish: media luz — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
  • Spanish: semioscuridad — the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk