sundown

American  

[suhn-doun] / ˈsʌnˌdaʊn /

noun

sundowns plural

1. sunset, especially the time of sunset.

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verb (used without object)

1. Psychiatry. (especially of dementia patients) to experience confusion or hallucinations late in the day or at night, likely as a result of strange surroundings, drug effects, decreased sensory input, or reduction of oxygen supply to the brain.

sundown British  

/ ˈsʌnˌdaʊn /

noun

1. another name for sunset

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sundowns
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sundown

First recorded in 1610–20; sun + down ¹

Example Sentences

In July, the creators of the Velvet Sundown project confirmed that the classic rock group was indeed a product of AI, after one of its tracks surpassed 1 million listens.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

Earlier this year, an AI-generated band called the Velvet Sundown was able to attract millions of streams of its 1970s-inflected songs on Spotify.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025

"But increasingly, our collective grip on reality seems shaky. The Velvet Sundown story plays into the fears we have of losing control of AI and shows how important protecting online information is."

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

“I wanted the house to have the look of a giant wave at the peak of its strength,” Gesner said in Lisa Germany’s boo, “Houses of the Sundown Sea: The Architectural Vision of Harry Gesner.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

It had to be as far away from the Sundown House as possible.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

Related Words

• dusk