sunset
Evening sky spectacle
Sunset is the time when the sun drops below the horizon, ending the day.
The word also names the colors and light display that often accompany this event: We watched the sunset from the beach.
Figuratively, sunset describes the final phase of something: the sunset of his career.
A sunset clause or sunset provision causes a law or agreement to expire automatically after a set period.
Light after sunset
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- eventideArchaic term for dusk
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
dimming · darkening · afterglow · crepuscular · blue hour · last light · fading light · dusk
Apparent earth-sky meeting
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
seascape · landscape · cityscape · ocean · mountains · clouds · beach · desert
Hardened ancient tree secretion
purple · red · magenta · violet · scarlet · tangerine · lavender · vermilion
Untroubled and composed
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- calmFree from agitation
- romanticConducive to love
idyllic · golden · warm · hazy · misty · glowing · radiant · luminous
Passing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- passingMoving by or temporary
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
vanishing · brief · evanescent · short-lived · transitory · impermanent · waning · dissolving
Romantic partners
- beach walkSeaside constitutional
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- kissTouch with lips
- embraceHold closely in arms
proposal · honeymoon · champagne · gondola · terrace · balcony · dinner · couples
Gradually decreasing in intensity
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- twilight yearsLate stage of life
- final chapterLast section of book
- closingFinal stage of something
end of an era · last days · autumn years · ebb · descent · final act · swan song · denouement
twilight
Light after sunset
golden hour · dimming · darkening · afterglow · crepuscular · blue hour · last light · fading light · dusk
horizon
Apparent earth-sky meeting
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- vistaPleasing distant scene
panorama · seascape · landscape · cityscape · ocean · mountains · clouds · beach · desert · savanna
amber
Hardened ancient tree secretion
pink · purple · red · magenta · violet · scarlet · tangerine · lavender · vermilion · salmon
serene
Untroubled and composed
romantic · idyllic · golden · warm · hazy · misty · glowing · radiant · luminous · brilliant
fleeting
Passing very quickly
fading · vanishing · brief · evanescent · short-lived · transitory · impermanent · waning · dissolving · ending
lovers
Romantic partners
- beach walkSeaside constitutional
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- kissTouch with lips
embrace · proposal · honeymoon · champagne · gondola · terrace · balcony · dinner · couples · hand-holding
waning
Gradually decreasing in intensity
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- twilight yearsLate stage of life
- final chapterLast section of book
end of an era · closing · last days · autumn years · ebb · descent · final act · swan song · denouement
- skyclouds, blue sky, cloud, moon, stars
- nature scenerymeadow, canyon, creek, gorge, ravine
- nature scenesmountain, forest, ocean, beach, desert
- photo subjectsportrait, landscape, landmarks, nature, pets
- scenic landscapesmountain vista, ocean view, canyon, waterfall, valley
- scenic viewsviewpoints, mountain views, vistas, vista, mountain vistas
sunsetsunrise
Morning light's arrival
dawn · sunup · daybreak · first light · cockcrow
- ray of sunshineIncurably upbeat person
- walk on sunshineFeel extreme elation
- morning sunshineLight at day's start
- sunshine and rainbowsUnrealistic perpetual positivity
- into the sunset
- ride off into the sunsetDepart toward a happy ending
sunshine, sunshade, sunsets, sunscreen, sunset clauses, sunstroke, sunsetting, sunspot, sunsetted