Twilight - English meaning

noun

The season after summer and before winter, in the northern hemisphere from september to november and in the southern hemisphere from march to may.

Usage examples:

The countryside is ablaze with colour in autumn

verb

(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.

Usage examples:

The birth rate continued to decline

noun

A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.

Usage examples:

A serious decline in bird numbers

verb

To go down in amount or quality; lessen or weaken

Usage examples:

His interest in the project declined after his wife died., her health declined quickly., [ t ] she …

noun

The quality of not having or giving much light

Usage examples:

The light bulb formed a bright spot in the dimness of the barn., the dimness of the weak candle hid…

noun

A decline in economic, business, or other activity.

Usage examples:

A downturn in the housing market

noun

A reduction in the amount or success of something

Usage examples:

A downturn in car sales

noun

A reduction in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity

Usage examples:

Economic/market downturn thousands of workers have lost their jobs in the economic downturn., there…

noun

The movement of the tide out to sea.

Usage examples:

The tide was on the ebb

verb

(of tidewater) move away from the land; recede.

Usage examples:

The tide began to ebb

noun

Partial or total darkness.

Usage examples:

He strained his eyes peering into the gloom

verb

Have a dark or sombre appearance.

Usage examples:

The black gibbet glooms beside the way

noun

Lack of hope

Usage examples:

Gloom and anger replaced her earlier upbeat mood., up ahead they could see lights in the gloom.

noun

A low light in which you cannot see things well

Usage examples:

In the dim half-light of evening, i was unable to tell whether it was mary or her sister.

noun

The quality of having little light, but not being completely dark

Usage examples:

In the semi-darkness of the early evening, we could still see the ball well enough to keep playing.…

verb

(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.

Usage examples:

Tory tried to see her reflection, but the moon was waning, the stars obscured by clouds.

noun

The amount by which a plank or log is bevelled or falls short of a squared shape.

Usage examples:

I cut the log into slabs without removing the outside wane

verb

Present participle of wane

Usage examples:

By the late 70s the band's popularity was beginning to wane.