sunset
Meaning
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- The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
- The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
- The final period of the life of a person or thing.
- A set termination date.
- The region where the sun sets; the west.
Synonyms
the sun sets
setting sun
red sky
sunset-light
evening red
sunset glow
year end
evening glow
purple light
declining sun
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.
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