Daylight and Twilight

Daylight

Daylight noun - The first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance.
Usage example: daylight was just breaking when we stumbled out of bed

Twilight is an antonym for daylight.

Twilight

Twilight noun - The time of day immediately following sunset.
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Synonyms for Twilight

Daylight is an antonym for twilight.

How words are described

actual actual daylight actual twilight
perpetual perpetual daylight perpetual twilight
permanent permanent daylight permanent twilight
eternal eternal daylight eternal twilight

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Gregory Horror Show In the video game, you could go outside at 3:00 PM and it would look the same as night, and in the sub-series The Bloody Karte, which featured some periods of twilight, but still no daylight.
  • He also suffers from poor vision in the daylight, although he seems to see better in the twilight.
  • Literature / Nightmares and Dreamscapes Daylight Horror: The climax of Crouch End takes place during late evening, but the majority is set just before twilight, with the late afternoon sun illuminating the disturbing horrors of the city.
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