Standard Lemma guide

twilit

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: twīʹlĭt
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtwaɪlɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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