sunset
/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/
sunset noun: the moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
Noun
sunset (countable and uncountable, plural sunsets)
- The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
- at sunset
- ’Twas sunset: when the sun will part
There comes a sullenness of heart
To him who still would look upon
The glory of the summer sun.1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems
- The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
- The final period of the life of a person or thing.
- one's sunset years
- 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.1799, Thomas Campbell, Pleasure of Hope
- 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.
Verb
sunset (third-person singular simple present sunsets, present participle sunsetting, simple past and past participle sunsetted)
- To phase out.
- We’ll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.
- Last December, Yahoo announced plans to “sunset” more well-known services, including the pioneering social bookmarking service del.icio.us.2011 April 19, Sumit Paul-Choudhury, “Digital legacy: The fate of your online soul”, in NewScientist
sunset meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
sunset in Hindi
- time of day
- सूर्यास्त sūryāst
sunset in Tamil
- அந்தி நேரம், எற்பாடு, ஞாயிறு மறைவு, ஞாயிறு மறைதல்
sunset in Marathi
- sunset
- सूर्यास्त sūryāsta
sunset in Urdu
- غروب آفتاب, شام
More languagesFewer languages
- sunset in Bengali
- সূর্যাস্ত śurjasto, মাগরিব magribo
- sunset in Telugu
- సూర్యాస్తమయము sūryāstamayamu
- sunset in Malayalam
- അസ്തമയം astamayaṁ
- sunset in Kannada
- ಸೂರ್ಯನು ಮುಳುಗುವ ವೇಳೆ, ಸೂರ್ಯಾಸ್ತ, ಬೈಗು, ಮುನ್ನಿರುಳ್
- sunset in Punjabi
- ਆਥਣ āthaṇ
- sunset in Gujarati
- સૂર્યાસ્ત sūryāst, ઝડવઝડ jhaḍvajhaḍ
- sunset in Odia
- ସୂର୍ଯ୍ଯ଼ାସ୍ତ, ସୂର୍ଯାସ୍ତ
- sunset in Sanskrit
- सूर्यास्त sūryāsta
- sunset in Nepali
- सूर्यास्त
- sunset in Tagalog
- sibsib
- sunset in Arabic
- غُرُوب ḡurūb, مَغْرِب maḡrib, غُرُوب اَلشَّمْس ḡurūb aš-šams, خَاتِمَة ḵātima
- sunset in Indonesian
- matahari terbenam, mentari benam, mentari masuk, senja
- sunset in Thai
- เพล้โพล้, ตะวันตก dtà-wan-dtòk, ตอนค่ำ, ตกค่ำ
- sunset in Vietnamese
- hoàng hôn
Examples of sunset in a sentence
- Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.
- We looked down onto a beautiful, picturesque sunset over the ocean.
- We have the great watchmaker to thank for these glorious sunrises and sunsets.
Synonyms of sunset
Antonyms
Forms of sunset
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sunsets |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | sunsets |
| present participle | sunsetting |
| past participle | sunsetted |
| past | sunsetted |
Origin of sunset
From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.
Words formed from sunset
Phrases with sunset
- sunset laws
- sunset crops
- sunset flips
- sunset towns
- Sunset Crater
- sunset shells
- sunset clauses
- sunset oranges
- sunset prayers
- sunset industries
- sunset provisions
- rode off into the sunset
3 more phrasesFewer phrases
Questions about sunset
- What does sunset mean?
- Sunset means the moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
- What is sunset in Hindi?
- Sunset in Hindi is सूर्यास्त (sūryāst). See Sunset meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sunset?
- Sunset can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce sunset?
- Sunset is pronounced /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/.
- What is the plural of sunset?
- The plural of sunset is sunsets.
Words near sunset in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sunset (page history and authors); sunset (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); सूर्यास्त (Marathi) (page history and authors); sunset (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sunset (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਆਥਣ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ઝડવઝડ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); sunset (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); सूर्यास्त (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); sunset (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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