noun
gloaming
GLOH-ming/ɡlˈoʊmɪŋ/
The fading light between sunset and night.
The last traces of color fade across the sky in the gloaming.
Etymology
Old English glomung named the fall of evening. Its base glom, “twilight,” is related to a verb meaning “to glow,” linking evening dimness with the glow of sunset.
In context
it was not exactly dark but a kind of Twilight or gloaming
More examples
- We walk home through the park in the gloaming.
- Porch lights flicker on as the gloaming deepens.
- The hills look blue and distant in the gloaming.
Similar words
- twilight
- Can describe dim light before sunrise as well as after sunset.
- dusk
- Usually emphasizes the darker end of evening twilight.