Half-light
(noun)
- The level of light that is between daylight and darkness, such as dawn or dusk.
- The light that is present when the sun is just below the horizon, and the sky is illuminated but the sun is not visible.
Origin:
From the phrase "half light", which means an intermediate level of lighting, not completely dark or completely light.
Examples:
- He preferred to take photographs during the half-light of dawn.
- The half-light of dusk created a beautiful orange glow on the horizon.
- The forest was dark and quiet, except for the half-light coming from the moon.
- He woke up early to enjoy the half-light of the morning.
- The half-light of the sky at sunset was beautiful.