noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/
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rhymes with -ʌnsɛt
CMU ARPABET:S AH1 N S EH2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
at sunset
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The final period of the life of a person or thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
Examples
one's sunset years
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A set termination date.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, countable, uncountable
Examples
The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The region where the sun sets; the west.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To phase out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: business, government, politics
Examples
We’ll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
of a declining industry or technology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
sunset industries
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: periodic event, recurrent event
9
noun
Meaning 9
atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: atmospheric phenomenon
10
noun
Meaning 10
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sundown
Antonyms: sunrise
Broader terms: hour, time of day
History
Etymology
From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.
Across languages
Translations
235 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
аҭашәара́
(ataŝwará)
— time of day
Abkhaz:
аӡа́алара
(adzáalara)
— time of day
Afrikaans:
sonsondergang
— time of day
Albanian:
perëndim
— time of day
Southern Altai:
ажар
(ažar)
— time of day
Arabic:
غُرُوب
(ḡurūb)
— time of day
Arabic:
مَغْرِب
(maḡrib)
— time of day
Armenian:
մայրամուտ
(mayramut)
— time of day
Armenian:
արեւամուտ
(arewamut)
— time of day
Avar:
тӏерхьин
(tʼerx̂in)
— time of day
Basque:
arrats
— time of day
Basque:
ilunabar
— time of day
Basque:
iluntze
— time of day
Basque:
ilunsenti
— time of day
Basque:
eguzki-sarte
— time of day
Belarusian:
за́хад со́нца
(záxad sónca)
— time of day
Bengali:
সূর্যাস্ত
(śurjasto)
— time of day
Bengali:
মাগরিব
(magribo)
— time of day
Central Bikol:
pagsulnop
— time of day
Bulgarian:
залез
(zalez)
— time of day
Catalan:
posta de sol
— time of day
Catalan:
ocàs
— time of day
Cherokee:
ᏭᏕᎵᎬ
(wudeligv)
— time of day
Chinese Mandarin:
日落
(rìluò)
— time of day
Czech:
západ slunce
— time of day
Danish:
solnedgang
— time of day
Dutch:
zonsondergang
— time of day
Elfdalian:
suolniðgaungg
— time of day
Esperanto:
sunsubiro
— time of day
Esperanto:
sunfalo
— time of day
Estonian:
päikeseloojang
— time of day
Estonian:
päikeseloojak
— time of day
Faroese:
sólsetur
— time of day
Finnish:
auringonlasku
— time of day
Finnish:
illansuu
— time of day
French:
coucher de soleil
— time of day
Galician:
posta de sol
— time of day
Galician:
solpor
— time of day
Georgian:
მზის ჩასვლა
(mzis časvla)
— time of day
Georgian:
დაისი
(daisi)
— time of day
German:
Sonnenuntergang
— time of day
Old High German:
sunnūn sedalgang
— time of day
Greek:
δύση
(dýsi)
— time of day
Greek:
ηλιοβασίλεμα
(iliovasílema)
— time of day
Greenlandic:
seqerngup tarrinnera
— time of day
Hebrew:
שקיעה
(shkiá)
— time of day
Hindi:
सूर्यास्त
(sūryāst)
— time of day
Hungarian:
naplemente
— time of day
Hungarian:
napnyugta
— time of day
Icelandic:
sólsetur
— time of day
Icelandic:
sólarlag
— time of day
Icelandic:
sólfall
— time of day
Ido:
sunokusho
— time of day
Indonesian:
matahari terbenam
— time of day
Indonesian:
mentari benam
— time of day
Indonesian:
mentari masuk
— time of day
Ingrian:
päivänlasku
— time of day
Italian:
tramonto
— time of day
Italian:
crepuscolo
— time of day
Italian:
occaso
— time of day
Japanese:
日没
(nichibotsu)
— time of day
Japanese:
日の入り
(hinoiri)
— time of day
Korean:
해넘이
(haeneomi)
— time of day
Korean:
황혼
(hwanghon)
— time of day
Korean:
일락
(illak)
— time of day
Latin:
crepusculum
— time of day
Latin:
occasus
— time of day
Latvian:
saulriets
— time of day
Lithuanian:
saulėlydis
— time of day
Low German:
Sünnünnergang
— time of day
Luxembourgish:
Sonnenënnergang
— time of day
Macedonian:
зајдисонце
(zajdisonce)
— time of day
Malayalam:
അസ്തമയം
(astamayaṁ)
— time of day
Manchu:
ᡧᡠᠨ ᡩᠣᠰᡳᠮᠪᡳ
(šun dosimbi)
— time of day
Manchu:
ᡧᡠᠨ ᡨᡠᡥᡝᠮᠪᡳ
(šun tuhembi)
— time of day
Mizo:
ni tlâk
— time of day
Khiamniungan Naga:
ōtsīnáp
— time of day
Nahuatl:
aqui in tonatiuh
— time of day
Navajo:
iʼííʼą́ągo
— time of day
Norman:
couochi du solé
— time of day
Norwegian:
solnedgang
— time of day
Norwegian Nynorsk:
soleglad
— time of day
Southern Ohlone:
sosoronin
— time of day
Old English:
sunnan setlgang
— time of day
Oromo:
lixa biiftuu
— time of day
Ossetian:
хуры аныгуылд
— time of day
Panamint:
tape ikanna
— time of day
Plautdietsch:
Sonnunjagank
— time of day
Polish:
zmierzch
— time of day
Polish:
zachód słońca
— time of day
Portuguese:
crepúsculo
— time of day
Portuguese:
pôr-do-sol
— time of day
Portuguese:
pôr do sol
— time of day
Portuguese:
poente
— time of day
Portuguese:
ocaso
— time of day
Portuguese:
sol-pôr
— time of day
Rapa Nui:
topa ra'ā
— time of day
Romanian:
apus
— time of day
Romanian:
asfințire
— time of day
Romanian:
crepuscul
— time of day
Romansh:
rendida dal sulegl
— time of day
Russian:
захо́д со́лнца
(zaxód sólnca)
— time of day
Russian:
зака́т
(zakát)
— time of day
Russian:
заря́
(zarjá)
— time of day
Russian:
захо́д
(zaxód)
— time of day
Northern Sami:
beaivvášluoitádeapmi
— time of day
Southern Sami:
vælloe
— time of day
Southern Sami:
biejjievælloe
— time of day
Scottish Gaelic:
dol fodha na grèine
— time of day
Serbo-Croatian:
залазак сунца
— time of day
Serbo-Croatian:
zalazak sunca
— time of day
Sicilian:
tracoḍḍu
— time of day
Slovene:
sončni zahod
— time of day
Upper Sorbian:
chowanje słónca
— time of day
Spanish:
puesta del sol
— time of day
Spanish:
puesta de sol
— time of day
Spanish:
puesta solar
— time of day
Spanish:
ocaso
— time of day
Swahili:
machweo
— time of day
Swedish:
solnedgång
— time of day
Tagalog:
sibsib
— time of day
Tatar:
кояш бату
(qoyaş batu)
— time of day
Telugu:
సూర్యాస్తమయము
(sūryāstamayamu)
— time of day
Thai:
เพล้โพล้
— time of day
Thai:
ตะวันตก
(dtà-wan-dtòk)
— time of day
Thai:
ตอนค่ํา
— time of day
Thai:
ตกค่ํา
— time of day
Tibetan:
ཉི་ནུབ
(nyi nub)
— time of day
Tibetan:
ཉི་རྒས
(nyi rgas)
— time of day
Tocharian B:
kauṃ-yaptsi
— time of day
Turkish:
gün batımı
— time of day
Tuvan:
кежээки хаяа
(kejeeki xayaa)
— time of day
Ukrainian:
за́хід со́нця
(záxid sóncja)
— time of day
Vietnamese:
hoàng hôn
— time of day
Volapük:
solamodonikam
— time of day
Volapük:
modonikam sola
— time of day
Welsh:
machlud haul
— time of day
Welsh:
machlud
— time of day
Yiddish:
זונפֿאַרגאַנג
(zunfargang)
— time of day
Yiddish:
זונפֿאַרגאַנגען
(zunfargangen)
— time of day
Yiddish:
זון־אונטערגאַנג
(zun-untergang)
— time of day
Yiddish:
זון־אונטערגאַנגען
(zun-untergangen)
— time of day
Arabic:
غُرُوب اَلشَّمْس
(ḡurūb aš-šams)
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Chinese Mandarin:
黃昏 /黄昏
(huánghūn)
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Czech:
západ slunce
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Danish:
solnedgang
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Dutch:
zonsondergang
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Estonian:
päikeseloojang
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Estonian:
päikeseloojak
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Finnish:
iltarusko
— changes in color of sky at sunset
French:
crépuscule
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Galician:
arrebol
— changes in color of sky at sunset
German:
Sonnenuntergang
— changes in color of sky at sunset
German:
Abendrot
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Hebrew:
שקיעה
(shkiá)
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Hungarian:
alkonypír
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Icelandic:
sólsetur
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Icelandic:
sólarlag
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Indonesian:
senja
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Italian:
tramonto
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Italian:
crepuscolo
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Japanese:
夕焼け
(yūyake)
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Japanese:
黄昏
(tasogare)
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Khmer:
ថ្ងៃលិច
(thngay lɨc)
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Korean:
저녁놀
(jeonyeongnol)
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Korean:
황혼
(hwanghon)
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Central Kurdish:
ڕۆژ ئاوا
(roj awa)
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Latin:
crepusculum
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Macedonian:
залез
(zalez)
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Macedonian:
зајдисонце
(zajdisonce)
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Māori:
kokomea
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Navajo:
iʼííʼą́
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Polish:
zachód słońca
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Portuguese:
crepúsculo
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Portuguese:
pôr do sol
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Romanian:
apus
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Romanian:
crepuscul
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Russian:
захо́д со́лнца
(zaxód sólnca)
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Russian:
зака́т
(zakát)
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Russian:
заря́
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Scottish Gaelic:
dol fodha na grèine
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Serbo-Croatian:
за́лаз
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Serbo-Croatian:
залазак сунца
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Serbo-Croatian:
залазница
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Serbo-Croatian:
zálaz
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Serbo-Croatian:
zalazak sunca
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Serbo-Croatian:
zalaznica
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Spanish:
puesta del sol
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Spanish:
puesta de sol
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Spanish:
puesta solar
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Spanish:
ocaso
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Swedish:
solnedgång
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Welsh:
machlud haul
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Welsh:
machlud
— changes in color of sky at sunset
Arabic:
خَاتِمَة
(ḵātima)
— final period of life
Arabic:
قَيَامَة
(qayāma)
— final period of life
Bulgarian:
залез
(zalez)
— final period of life
Danish:
alderens efterår
— final period of life
Estonian:
eluloojang
— final period of life
Finnish:
auringonlasku
— final period of life
Finnish:
iltarusko
— final period of life
Finnish:
elämän ehtoo
— final period of life
French:
crépuscule
— final period of life
German:
Lebensabend
— final period of life
Greek:
δύση
(dýsi)
— final period of life
Hungarian:
alkony
— final period of life
Icelandic:
sólsetur
— final period of life
Indonesian:
usia senja
— final period of life
Italian:
tramonto
— final period of life
Japanese:
黄昏
(tasogare)
— final period of life
Korean:
황혼
(hwanghon)
— final period of life
Latin:
crepusculum
— final period of life
Lithuanian:
saulėlydis
— final period of life
Macedonian:
залез
(zalez)
— final period of life
Malayalam:
അസ്തമയം
(astamayaṁ)
— final period of life
Mizo:
chawhnû
— final period of life
Mizo:
ni tlâk
— final period of life
Khiamniungan Naga:
ōtsīnáp
— final period of life
Polish:
zmierzch
— final period of life
Portuguese:
crepúsculo
— final period of life
Romanian:
declin
— final period of life
Romanian:
apus
— final period of life
Russian:
зака́т
(zakát)
— final period of life
Spanish:
ocaso
— final period of life
Welsh:
machlud haul
— final period of life
Welsh:
machlud
— final period of life
Arabic:
خِتَامِي
(ḵitāmī)
— attributively: of or relating to the final period of life
Finnish:
iltaruskon
— attributively: of or relating to the final period of life
Hungarian:
alkony
— attributively: of or relating to the final period of life
Polish:
zmierzch
— attributively: of or relating to the final period of life
Sicilian:
tracoḍḍu
— attributively: of or relating to the final period of life