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Gloam

noun/ɡˈʌnsmɪθs/
Definition
the time of day immediately following sunset
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɡˈʌnsmɪθs/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡlˈəʊm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡlˈəʊm/
1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈʌnsmɪθs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
dusknightfallcrepusculeevenfallfallcrepuscletwilightgloaming
Parts of Speech
nounthe time of day immediately following sunset
“he loved the twilight”
Word Forms
duskyadjectivelighted by or as if by twilight; -Henry Fielding
crepuscularadjectivelike twilight; dim
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Düsternis
die Tageszeit unmittelbar nach Sonnenuntergang
🇫🇷French
morosité
l'heure de la journée qui suit immédiatement le coucher du soleil
🇪🇸Spanish
penumbra
la hora del día inmediatamente después del atardecer
🇮🇹Italian
crepuscolo
l'ora del giorno immediatamente successiva al tramonto
🇳🇱Dutch
somberheid
het tijdstip van de dag onmiddellijk na zonsondergang
🇵🇹Portuguese
escuridão
a hora do dia imediatamente após o pôr do sol
🇷🇺Russian
сумрак
время суток сразу после захода солнца
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अंधेरा हो जाना
सूर्यास्त के तुरंत बाद दिन का समय
🇧🇩Bengali
গ্ল্যাম
সূর্যাস্তের পরপরই দিনের সময়
🇮🇳Tamil
ஒளிரும்
சூரிய அஸ்தமனத்திற்கு அடுத்த நாளின் நேரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
గ్లామ్
సూర్యాస్తమయం తరువాత వెంటనే రోజు సమయం
🇮🇳Marathi
ग्लॅम
सूर्यास्तानंतर लगेचच दिवसाची वेळ
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગ્લોમ
સૂર્યાસ્ત પછી તરત જ દિવસનો સમય
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗ್ಲೋಮ್
ಸೂರ್ಯಾಸ್ತದ ನಂತರ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ದಿನದ ಸಮಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഗ്ലോം
സൂര്യാസ്തമയത്തിന് തൊട്ടുപിന്നാലെ പകൽ സമയം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰੌਲਾ
ਸੂਰਜ ਡੁੱਬਣ ਤੋਂ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਬਾਅਦ ਦਿਨ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
چمک
غروب آفتاب کے فوراً بعد دن کا وقت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
黄昏
日落之后的一天中的时间
🇯🇵Japanese
暗い
日没直後の時刻
🇰🇷Korean
어둠
일몰 직후의 시간
🇻🇳Vietnamese
u sầu
thời gian trong ngày ngay sau khi mặt trời lặn
🇹🇭Thai
ความเศร้าโศก
เวลาของวันทันทีหลังพระอาทิตย์ตก
🇮🇩Indonesian
senja turun
waktu hari segera setelah matahari terbenam
🇲🇾Malay
suram
waktu hari sejurus selepas matahari terbenam
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كآبة
الوقت من اليوم الذي يلي غروب الشمس مباشرة
🇮🇷Persian
گلوم
زمان روز بلافاصله پس از غروب آفتاب
🇹🇷Turkish
kasvet
gün batımından hemen sonraki saat
🇮🇱Hebrew
זוהר
השעה ביום מיד לאחר השקיעה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'gloam'?
The primary meaning of 'gloam' is 'the time of day immediately following sunset'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gloam' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'gloam' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'gloam' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'gloam' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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