Word a Day
twilight
What does twilight mean?
twilight (noun): the time of day immediately following sunset.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use twilight in a sentence?
- He loved the twilight. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce twilight?
/ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does twilight come from?
From Middle English twilight, twyelyghte, equivalent to twi- (“double, half-”) + light, literally ‘second light, half-light’.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of twilight?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “twilight”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “twilight” mean?
a body serving in an administrative capacity
Not quite: that's what council means.
the time of day immediately following sunset
Right! That's what “twilight” means.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Not quite: that's what view means.
repetition of an activity to improve a skill
Not quite: that's what practice means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “twilight”?
dusk
Right!
game
Not quite: game means something else.
city
Not quite: city means something else.
team
Not quite: team means something else.
Learn a word like “twilight” every day
Word a Day for iPhone quizzes you on a few new words a day and brings each one back for review at growing intervals. Free, no account, no ads.
Coming soon to the App Store