sunset
pronunciation
How to pronounce sunset in British English:
UK [ˈsʌnset]
How to pronounce sunset in American English:
US [ˈsʌnset]
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- Noun:
- the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
- atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
- the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
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- Adjective:
- of a declining industry or technology
- providing for termination
Word Origin
- sunset (n.)
- late 14c., from sun (n.) + set (v.). Perhaps from a Middle English subjunctive such as before the sun set. Old English had sunnansetlgong "sunset," while sunset meant "west." Figurative use from c. 1600. To ride off into the sunset (1963) is from the stereotypical ending of cowboy movies.
Example
- 1. They can basically ride off into the sunset scot-free .
- 2. Gaze upon the sunset cresting over mount leftovers .
- 3. Seen one sunset you 've seen them all ?
- 4. A supercell thunderstorm rolls across the montana prairie at sunset .
- 5. Midday in britain 's winter is roughly halfway between sunrise and sunset .