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Sunset vs Gloam - What's the difference?

sunset | gloam |

As nouns the difference between sunset and gloam

is that sunset is the time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon while gloam is (obsolete) gloaming, twilight.

As verbs the difference between sunset and gloam

is that sunset is (business|politics|transitive) to phase out while gloam is to begin to grow dark; to grow dusky.

sunset

English

(wikipedia 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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    gloam

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) gloaming, twilight

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To begin to grow dark; to grow dusky.
  • To be sullen or morose.
    • (Webster 1913)