sunset

Definition

The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

Etymology

From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.

Example Sentences

• "at sunset"
• "’Twas sunset: when the sun will part There comes a sullenness of heart To him who still would look upon The glory of the summer sun."
• "one's sunset years"