Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The soft, subdued light seen at dusk or dawn or in dimly lit interiors.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a grayish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The soft, greyish light characteristic of
dawn ordusk
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors)
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Examples
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I stood in the half-light of the glowing canopy of stars, mesmerized.
Night and the spell that gave me peace Michael Parker 2011
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I could only think of the wretched cows swaying along in queasy, jolting half-light, then suddenly a lurch and a terrific violence as the world turned upside down.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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I stood in the half-light of the glowing canopy of stars, mesmerized.
Night and the spell that gave me peace Michael Parker 2011
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If you've ever woken up in a state of fear and dread in the half-light hour before sunrise, then you know what depression is.
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I could only think of the wretched cows swaying along in queasy, jolting half-light, then suddenly a lurch and a terrific violence as the world turned upside down.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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She stood in front of me in the half-light of the bedroom.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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I tiptoed back to my rooms in the misty half-light and prepared for bed as the town began to stir.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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I could only think of the wretched cows swaying along in queasy, jolting half-light, then suddenly a lurch and a terrific violence as the world turned upside down.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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We lay there in the half-light and the quiet, breathing.
Shortcut Man P. G. Sturges 2011
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He smiled, and though his eyes had been replaced long ago by visual sensors that glowed dimly red in the half-light, I imagined that I could yet detect a spark of that charismatic man who had won the hearts of thousands even as he brought about their destruction.
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