half-light

[ haf-lahyt, hahf- ]

noun

1. 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.

half-light

noun

1. a dim light, as at dawn or dusk

Word History and Origins

Origin of half-light¹

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

It was impossible to tell what was happening just offshore in the half-light.

From BBC

Even in the half-light, the words You'll Never Walk Alone, the Rodgers and Hammerstein song forever linked with Liverpool Football Club, were unmistakable.

From BBC

In “Resurrection,” Rebecca Hall speaks for seven minutes, in the hushed half-light of an office after hours, to an intern she has been mentoring.

From New York Times

The room where the picture was taken is the "Eighteenth Century Room" and the photo has a rather painterly quality, with its rich red and gold colours, the King portrayed in half-light and half-shadow.

From BBC

In the half-light of dusk I see them, five of them, crouched on a hill, their naked bodies painted, arrows flying from their longbows.

From Literature

Related Words

• dusk
• sunset