What is the difference between sundown and sunset?
sundown | sunset |
(US) sunset
The time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
The changes in color of the sky at sunset.
(figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.
* Campbell
(attributively) Having a set termination date.
The region where the sun sets; the west.
(business, politics, transitive) To phase out.
Sunset is a synonym of sundown.
As nouns the difference between sundown and sunset
is that sundown is sunset while sunset is the time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.As a verb sunset is
to phase out.sundown
English
Noun
(s)- We'll meet by the pier at sundown ; don't forget to bring your kazoo.
See also
* dusksunset
English
(wikipedia sunset)Noun
(en noun)- 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.
- one's sunset years
- The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.
Synonyms
* (time) dusk, sundown (US), nightfall, twilight * (change in color of the sky at sunset) * (final period of life) end, final act, swansong * last, terminal, twilightAntonyms
* sunriseDerived terms
* sunset shell * sunset yearsSee also
* moonsetVerb
- We'll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.