gloaming

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɡləʊ.mɪŋ/
• (America) IPA: /ˈɡloʊ.mɪŋ/

Noun

gloaming (plural gloamings)

1. (poetry, Scotland, North England) Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
2. (obsolete) Sullenness; melancholy.

Synonyms

• (twilight) crepuscule, glooming, vespers; see also Thesaurus:twilight
• (melancholy) glooming, misery, sadness, sorrow, woe

Antonyms

• daytime, daylight, nighttime, darkness

Translations

• Italian: imbrunire
• Russian: су́мерки
• Spanish: crepúsculo

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