gloam

Other forms: gloams

Definitions of gloam
  1. noun
    the time of day immediately following sunset
    synonyms: crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloaming, nightfall, twilight
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    types:
    night
    a shortening of nightfall
    type of:
    hour, time of day
    clock time
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