Sun and Twilight

Opposite meaning words

Sun noun - The first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance.

Usage example: I'm afraid that for this long trip we shall have to leave with the sun

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Twilight is an antonym for sun.

Nearby Words: sunless, sunlit

Twilight noun - The time of day immediately following sunset.

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Sun is an antonym for twilight.

original	original sun	original twilight
actual	actual sun	actual twilight
entire	entire sun	entire twilight
real	real sun	real twilight
Other adjectives: great, dim, young, yellow, different, nearby, fifth.

Twilight's wobbly efforts at lowering the moon and raising the sun are similar to Twilight's lunar "puppet show" in the Friendship is Witchcraft short "Star Waving Mad".

Source: Hilarious In Hindsight / My Little Pony
Because the sun never gets overhead, the effect is a world of twilight alternating with night.

Source: Flat World
In Barrow, which is basically the worst-case scenario, the sun doesn't officially rise between about November 20 and January 20, but locals still get about three hours of twilight per day.

Source: Useful Notes / Alaska

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