Sunset — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌnsɛt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌnsɛt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌnsɛt/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈʌnsɛt/.

Examples

sunset industries
a program with a sunset provision

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sundown

Antonyms

sunrise

Parts of Speech

noun	the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
noun	atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
noun	the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
adjective	of a declining industry or technology “sunset industries”
adjective	providing for termination “a program with a sunset provision”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sonnenuntergang

die Zeit am Abend, zu der die Sonne beginnt, unter den Horizont zu sinken

🇫🇷French

coucher de soleil

l'heure du soir à laquelle le soleil commence à descendre sous l'horizon

🇪🇸Spanish

atardecer

la hora de la tarde en la que el sol comienza a caer bajo el horizonte

🇮🇹Italian

tramonto

l'ora della sera in cui il sole comincia a scendere sotto l'orizzonte

🇳🇱Dutch

zonsondergang

het tijdstip waarop de zon 's avonds onder de horizon begint te vallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pôr do sol

a hora da noite em que o sol começa a cair abaixo do horizonte

🇷🇺Russian

закат

вечернее время, когда солнце начинает опускаться за горизонт

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूर्यास्त

शाम का वह समय जब सूर्य क्षितिज से नीचे गिरने लगता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সূর্যাস্ত

সন্ধ্যার সময় যখন সূর্য দিগন্তের নীচে পড়তে শুরু করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சூரிய அஸ்தமனம்

சூரியன் அடிவானத்திற்கு கீழே விழத் தொடங்கும் மாலை நேரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సూర్యాస్తమయం

సూర్యుడు హోరిజోన్ క్రింద పడటం ప్రారంభించే సాయంత్రం సమయం

🇮🇳Marathi

सूर्यास्त

संध्याकाळची वेळ ज्या वेळी सूर्य क्षितिजाच्या खाली पडू लागतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સૂર્યાસ્ત

સાંજે જે સમયે સૂર્ય ક્ષિતિજની નીચે પડવાનું શરૂ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂರ್ಯಾಸ್ತ

ಸೂರ್ಯನು ದಿಗಂತದ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಬೀಳಲು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸುವ ಸಂಜೆಯ ಸಮಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൂര്യാസ്തമയം

സൂര്യൻ ചക്രവാളത്തിന് താഴെ വീഴാൻ തുടങ്ങുന്ന സായാഹ്ന സമയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੂਰਜ ਡੁੱਬਣਾ

ਸ਼ਾਮ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਸੂਰਜ ਦਿੱਖ ਤੋਂ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਡਿੱਗਣਾ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غروب آفتاب

شام کا وہ وقت جس میں سورج افق سے نیچے گرنا شروع ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

日落

晚上太阳开始落到地平线以下的时间

🇯🇵Japanese

日没

夕方、太陽が地平線に沈み始める時刻

🇰🇷Korean

일몰

저녁에 태양이 수평선 아래로 떨어지기 시작하는 시간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoàng hôn

thời điểm vào buổi tối khi mặt trời bắt đầu lặn xuống dưới đường chân trời

🇹🇭Thai

พระอาทิตย์ตก

เป็นเวลาเย็นที่ดวงอาทิตย์เริ่มตกอยู่ใต้ขอบฟ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

matahari terbenam

waktu di malam hari saat matahari mulai terbenam di bawah cakrawala

🇵🇭Filipino

paglubog ng araw

ang oras sa gabi kung saan ang araw ay nagsisimulang bumaba sa ilalim ng abot-tanaw

🇲🇾Malay

matahari terbenam

waktu pada waktu petang di mana matahari mula jatuh di bawah ufuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غروب

الوقت في المساء الذي تبدأ فيه الشمس بالهبوط تحت الأفق

🇮🇷Persian

غروب آفتاب

زمانی در غروب که در آن خورشید شروع به سقوط به زیر افق می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

gün batımı

akşam güneşin ufkun altına düşmeye başladığı saat

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁקִיעַת הַשֶׁמֶשׁ

הזמן בערב שבו השמש מתחילה לרדת מתחת לאופק

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sunset'?

The primary meaning of 'sunset' is 'the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon'.

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Using 'sunset' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sunset' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sunset' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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