twilit

[ twahy-lit ]

/ ˈtwaɪˌlɪt /

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adjective

lighted by or as by twilight: a twilit cathedral.

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Origin of twilit

First recorded in 1865–70; twi(light) + lit¹

Words nearby twilit

twiggy, twilight, Twilight of the Gods, twilight sleep, twilight zone, twilit, twill, twill weave, T.W.I.M.C., twin, twin bed

How to use twilit in a sentence

Thanks, I dined on the way up—in a twilit refreshment-room, with one waiter and a number of attendant black-beetles.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
The village began to send forth blue wood-smoke, and it seemed more than ever like the twilit West Country.
Sea and Sardinia|D. H. Lawrence
Olive had laid aside her book some time since, and now, wearying of the grey twilit world, she fell asleep.
Olive in Italy|Moray Dalton
In the stillness of the twilit courtyard she could hear the sounds of laughter and talking from the Quadrangle.
Molly Brown's Freshman Days|Nell Speed

But we must beware of each step in these twilit recesses, for the fays of Brittany are not as those of other lands.
Legends & Romances of Brittany|Lewis Spence

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