sunset

Noun · Adjective
US[suhn-set]/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/2 syllables
Synonyms: sundown

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)sunsets

  1. the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizonSynonyms: sundownType of hour, time of dayPart of evening, eve
  2. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sunType of atmospheric phenomenon
  3. the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizonType of periodic event, recurrent event

Adjective (2)

  1. of a declining industry or technology“sunset industries”Opposite newSimilar old
  2. providing for termination“a program with a sunset provision”Opposite 1stSimilar last
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sun′set′, Sun′set′ting noun

1. The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively.

'T is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.— Thomas Campbell

2. Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west.

Sunset shell Zoology, a West Indian marine bivalve (Tellina radiata) having a smooth shell marked with radiating bands of varied colors resembling those seen at sunset or before sunrise; — called also rising sun.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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