English > sundown: 1 sense > noun 1, timeMeaning | The time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon. |
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Synonym | sunset |
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Part of | evening, eve, even, eventide | The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) |
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Broader | hour, time of day | clock time |
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Opposite | dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow | The first light of day |
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Spanish | ocaso, puesta del sol |
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Catalan | ocàs, posta de sol |
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