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)
(US) sunset
- We'll meet by the pier at sundown ; don't forget to bring your kazoo.
See also
* dusk
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sunset Noun
( en noun)
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
- 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.
- one's sunset years
(attributively) Having a set termination date.
- The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.
The region where the sun sets; the west.
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, twilight
Antonyms
* sunrise
Derived terms
* sunset shell
* sunset years
See also
* moonset
Verb
(business, politics, transitive) To phase out.
- We'll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.
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