Sunset

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsÊŒnËŒsÉ›t/

Origin

sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.

Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988

Full definition of sunset

Noun

1. The time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
2. The changes in color of the sky at sunset.
3. (figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.
• Campbell'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.
4. one's sunset years
5. (attributively) Having a set termination date.The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.
6. The region where the sun sets; the west.

Synonyms

• (time) dusk, sundown US, nightfall, twilight
• (change in color of the sky at sunset)
• (final period of life) end, final act, swansong
• (attributively: of or relating to the final period of life) last, terminal, twilight

Antonyms

• sunrise

Derived terms

• sunset shell
• sunset years

Verb

1. (business, politics, transitive) To phase out.We'll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.

Anagrams

• unsets