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half-light

[ haf-lahyt, hahf- ]

/ ˈhæfˌlaɪt, ˈhɑf- /

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noun

light that is about half its customary brightness, or that is partially dimmed or obscured: the half-light of early dawn; a room in half-light.

Origin of half-light

First recorded in 1615–25

Words nearby half-light

half-joking, half-lap joint, half-leather, half-length, half-life, half-light, half-line, half-liter, half-long, half-mad, half-marathon

Example sentences from the Web for half-light

Even in the half-light silhouette it could be noticed that eyes, hair, and complexion differed in tone rather than in color.

Phases of an Inferior Planet |Ellen Glasgow
Even in the half-light it could be seen that their clothes were ill-fitting, frayed, and torn.

Tales From Bohemia |Robert Neilson Stephens
In the half-light of early dawn, the United States and Canada whirled with reports upon the strange craft.

The Sex Life of the Gods |Michael Knerr
Even in the half-light the petitioner's face hinted brazenly of cosmetics.

Ben Blair |Will Lillibridge

In the half-light of the flickering gas-jet, he saw her only as a shadow slowly mounting the staircase.

Joan Thursday |Louis Joseph Vance

British Dictionary definitions for half-light

half-light

noun

a dim light, as at dawn or dusk