Meanings
comparative more twilighty · superlative most twilighty
- Resembling or suggesting twilight.
The air was hot and twilighty; but there was a nice smell somewhere. Bin sniffed curiously, wondering where the fragrance came from.
1967, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Happiness; selected short stories1 more example
When she was in the room, the kitchen seemed too small and mean altogether. Miriam's beautiful twilighty parlour looked stiff and stupid. All the Leivers were eclipsed like candles.
1913, D H Lawrence, Sons and lovers
Origin
Translations
Finnish hämyinen
- hämyinenresembling twilight
German zwielichtig
- zwielichtigresembling twilight
Spanish crepuscular
- crepuscularresembling twilight
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