gloam


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gloam

 (glōm)
n. Archaic
Twilight; gloaming.
[Back-formation from gloaming.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.gloam - the time of day immediately following sunsetgloam - the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, gloaming, nightfall, twilight, fall
even, evening, eventide, eve - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
night - a shortening of nightfall; "they worked from morning to night"
time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
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