adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:twīʹlĭt
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtwaɪlɪt/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Illuminated by or as if by twilight; half-lit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: twilighted, twilitten
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of twilight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
lighted by or as if by twilight-Henry Fielding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn
the twilight glow of the sky
a boat on a twilit river
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dusky, twilight(a)
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
llostre
— illuminated by twilight
German:
dämmrig
— illuminated by twilight
Ukrainian:
сутінковий
(sutinkovyj)
— illuminated by twilight
Ukrainian:
присмерковий
(prysmerkovyj)
— illuminated by twilight