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- [suhn-doun]
- /ˈsʌnˌdaʊn/
- /ˈsʌn.daʊn/
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- [suhn-doun]
- /ˈsʌnˌdaʊn/
Definitions of sundown word
- noun sundown sunset, especially the time of sunset. 1
- verb without object sundown Psychiatry. to experience confusion or hallucinations at night as a result of strange surroundings, drug effects, decreased sensory input, or reduction of oxygen supply to the brain. 1
- abbreviation SUNDOWN sunset 1
- noun sundown time of sunset 1
- uncountable noun sundown Sundown is the time when the sun sets. 0
- noun sundown sunset (sense 1) sunset (sense 1b) 0
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Origin of sundown
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; sun + down1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sundown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sundown popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sundown usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sundown
noun sundown
- afterglow — The afterglow is the glow that remains after a light has gone, for example after the sun has gone down.
- afterlight — the light visible in the sky after sunset; afterglow.
- crepuscule — twilight; dusk
- dusk — the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
- duskiness — somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.
Antonyms for sundown
noun sundown
- brights — the high beam of the headlights of a motor vehicle
- crack of dawn — the very instant that the sun rises
- daybreak — Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears.
- dayspring — the dawn
- daytime — The daytime is the part of a day between the time when it gets light and the time when it gets dark.
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