English noun: sunset |
1. | sunset (time) the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon |
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| Synonyms | sundown |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hour, time of day |
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| Part meronym | eve, even, evening, eventide |
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| Antonyms | aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, sunrise, sunup, morning |
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2. | sunset (phenomenon) atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun |
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| Broader (hypernym) | atmospheric phenomenon |
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3. | sunset (event) the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon |
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| Broader (hypernym) | periodic event, recurrent event |
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