gloaming
Day's fading light
Gloaming is twilight—the dim period between daylight and darkness, especially at dusk.
The word is poetic and old-fashioned, more likely found in literature than conversation: We walked home in the gloaming.
It evokes a soft, atmospheric quality that "twilight" sometimes lacks.
Dimming after sundown
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- eventideArchaic term for dusk
- sundownDay's end moment
crepuscular · dimness · afterglow · darkening · dusky · twilit · penumbra · half-light
Day's first glow
- daybreakMorning's first light
- morningDay's early hours
- noonDay's exact middle
- afternoonPost-meridian hours
eve · midnight · nighttime · morn · eventide · sunup · nightfall
Dark areas from blocked light
- hushAbsence of sound
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- softenedMade less severe
- mutedMade quieter or softer
hushed · dim · fading · waning · lingering · ethereal · misty · hazy
Point of beginning
- betweenIn the middle of
- transitionChange from one state
- interludePause between sections
- passageSegment of text
fleeting · ephemeral · transient · boundary · in-between · cusp · edge · hovering
Subdued, lasting sadness
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
pensive · reflective · reverie · longing · solitude · haunting · poignant · romantic
dusk
Dimming after sundown
sundown · crepuscular · dimness · afterglow · darkening · dusky · twilit · penumbra · half-light · golden hour
dawn
Day's first glow
afternoon · eve · midnight · nighttime · morn · eventide · sunup · nightfall
shadows
Dark areas from blocked light
muted · hushed · dim · fading · waning · lingering · ethereal · misty · hazy · pale
threshold
Point of beginning
- betweenIn the middle of
- transitionChange from one state
- interludePause between sections
passage · fleeting · ephemeral · transient · boundary · in-between · cusp · edge · hovering · suspended
melancholy
Subdued, lasting sadness
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
contemplative · pensive · reflective · reverie · longing · solitude · haunting · poignant · romantic · yearning
- lightsunlight, daylight, shine, rays, moonlight
- nighttimemidnight, nightfall, night sky, nighttime, starry sky
- daypartsdawn, sunrise, morning, forenoon, midmorning
- dim lighttwilight, dusk, half-light, semidarkness, dimness
- sunsetssunset, beach sunset, ocean sunset, desert sunset, mountain sunset
- twilightdusk, dawn, eventide, nightfall, crepuscule