half-light

American  

[haf-lahyt, hahf-] / ˈhæfˌlaɪt, ˈhɑf- /

noun

1. light that is about half its customary brightness, or that is partially dimmed or obscured.

   the half-light of early dawn; a room in half-light.

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half-light British  

noun

1. a dim light, as at dawn or dusk

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Etymology

Origin of half-light

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

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half-light

Even in the half-light, the words You'll Never Walk Alone, the Rodgers and Hammerstein song forever linked with Liverpool Football Club, were unmistakable.

From BBC ● May 9, 2023

Statues of Charlie Brown, Lucy and the ever-gleeful Snoopy stood amid redwoods in the half-light beyond the old Kress building.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2022

Somaliland’s half-light existence as an unrecognized state has complicated its pandemic response.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022

Cody stayed behind, but she and Michael kicked out in the frigid water, and in the half-light, Renee could see the shore around her wreathed in smoke, and orange flashes of flame.

From The Guardian ● May 5, 2020

The wet, black trunks of trees loomed out of the foggy half-light.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Related Words

• dusk
• sunset