Antonyms for half-light


Grammar : Noun
Spell : haf-lahyt, hahf-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæfˌlaɪt, ˈhɑf-


Definition of half-light

  • As in twilight : noun onset of darkness at end of day
  • As in first light : noun daybreak
Example sentences :
  • The man was blind in daylight, and could see in darkness or half-light.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • He was nervous and excited, and his eyes shone in the half-light.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • He stands a moment bewildered by the half-light, then calls sharply: "Larry!"
  • Extract from : « The First and The Last » by John Galsworthy
  • The walls were spotless and the red-tiled floor shone in the half-light.
  • Extract from : « The Choice of Life » by Georgette Leblanc
  • He stood in the half-light, one hand on the table, the other clasping the picture.
  • Extract from : « Bob, Son of Battle » by Alfred Ollivant
  • The little man scuttled away in the half-light, and out of the yard.
  • Extract from : « Bob, Son of Battle » by Alfred Ollivant
  • Her face was wistful in the half-light; the corners of her mouth quivered, ever so little.
  • Extract from : « Master of the Vineyard » by Myrtle Reed
  • It shone through the half-light as though a lamp had been lighted within.
  • Extract from : « The Squirrel-Cage » by Dorothy Canfield
  • How well she knew that half-light of the ebb of the wave of darkness.
  • Extract from : « The Short Works of George Meredith » by George Meredith
  • I asked, wondering why the windshield should look so blurred in the half-light.
  • Extract from : « The Prairie Child » by Arthur Stringer

Synonyms for half-light

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