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Practically any Western has a homesteader in trouble, and a mysterious rider shows up off the range, solves the problem over two or three days, and then rides off into the sunset.
Lee Child

Meaning of "sunset" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUNSET

sunset  [ˈsʌnˌsɛt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUNSET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sunset is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUNSET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sunset

Sunset

Sunset is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the western half of the horizon, i.e. at an azimuth greater than 180 degrees, as a result of Earth's rotation, and not, as was previously believed, of any movement of the sun. The time of sunset is defined in astronomy as the moment when the trailing edge of the Sun's disk disappears below the horizon. The ray path of light from the setting Sun is highly distorted near the horizon because of atmospheric refraction, making the sunset appear to occur when the Sun’s disk is already about one diameter below the horizon. Sunset is distinct from dusk, which is the time at which the sky becomes completely dark, which occurs when the Sun is approximately eighteen degrees below the horizon. The period between sunset and dusk is called twilight. Locations north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle experience no sunset or sunrise at least one day of the year, when the polar day or the polar night persists continuously for 24 hours. Sunset creates unique atmospheric conditions such as the often intense orange and red colors of the Sun and the surrounding sky.

Definition of sunset in the English dictionary

The first definition of sunset in the dictionary is the daily disappearance of the sun below the horizon. Other definition of sunset is the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this disappearance. Sunset is also Also called: sundown. the time at which the sun sets at a particular locality.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUNSET


avocet
ˈævəˌsɛt
boneset
ˈbəʊnˌsɛt
close-set
ˈkləʊsˌsɛt
Exocet
ˈɛksəʊˌsɛt
filmset
ˈfɪlmˌsɛt
handset
ˈhændˌsɛt
headset
ˈhɛdˌsɛt
kitset
ˈkɪtˌsɛt
moonset
ˈmuːnˌsɛt
offset
ˈɒfˌsɛt
onset
ˈɒnˌsɛt
outset
ˈaʊtˌsɛt
photoset
ˈfəʊtəʊˌsɛt
scilicet
ˈsɪlɪˌsɛt
subset
ˈsʌbˌsɛt
thermoset
ˈθɜːməʊˌsɛt
toolset
ˈtuːlˌsɛt
twinset
ˈtwɪnˌsɛt
typeset
ˈtaɪpˌsɛt
videlicet
vɪˈdiːlɪˌsɛt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUNSET

sunscald
sunscreen
sunscreening
sunseeker
sunset clause
sunset industry
sunset law
sunsetting
sunshade
sunshine
sunshine law
sunshine roof
Sunshine State
sunshiny
sunspecs
sunspot
sunspotted
sunstar
sunstone
sunstroke

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUNSET

asset
basset
beset
box set
chipset
closet
corset
data set
Dorset
inset
jet set
jet-set
Narraganset
preset
reset
set
Somerset
thornset
unset
upset

Synonyms and antonyms of sunset in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUNSET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sunset» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sunset

Translation of «sunset» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUNSET

Find out the translation of sunset to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sunset from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sunset» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

日落
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crepúsculo
570 millions of speakers

English

sunset
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूर्यास्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غُرُوبُ الشَّمْس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

закат солнца
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pôr do sol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সূর্যাস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coucher de soleil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Matahari terbenam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sonnenuntergang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

日没
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일몰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Srengenge
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoàng hôn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூரிய அஸ்தமனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुर्यास्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gün batımı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tramonto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zachód słońca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

захід сонця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηλιοβασίλεμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sunset
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

solnedgång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

solnedgang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sunset

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNSET»

The term «sunset» is very widely used and occupies the 3.995 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNSET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sunset» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sunset» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sunset

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10 QUOTES WITH «SUNSET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sunset.
1
Dave Anderson
Instead of sailing off into the sunset, he hopes to sail into the next century.
2
Randy Bachman
When one knows at an early age that their gift, talent and direction is musical, one tends to focus on that and let nothing interfere or impede the forward motion toward the end of that rainbow. And after 50-something years of rockin' out, you still realise there is no end to that distant rainbow until one's last sunset.
3
Liberty Hyde Bailey
The true purpose of education is to teach a man to carry himself triumphant to the sunset.
4
Amy Bloom
My ideal meal varies, depending on the time of year. Lobster on a deck overlooking a beach at sunset is one - but all my kids have to be there, because they are all lobster-lovers. Making a bolognese sauce over pappardelle for my husband on a winter evening, because he loves my bolognese sauce and it's his comfort food.
5
Rachel Boston
Keep looking up! I learn from the past, dream about the future and look up. There's nothing like a beautiful sunset to end a healthy day.
6
Howard Carter
Towards sunset we had cleared down to the level of the 12th step, which was sufficient to expose a large part of the upper portion of a plastered and sealed doorway.
7
Bruce Catton
Our American heritage is greater than any one of us. It can express itself in very homely truths; in the end it can lift up our eyes beyond the glow in the sunset skies.
8
Lee Child
Practically any Western has a homesteader in trouble, and a mysterious rider shows up off the range, solves the problem over two or three days, and then rides off into the sunset.
9
Paulo Coelho
I cry very easily. It can be a movie, a phone conversation, a sunset - tears are words waiting to be written.
10
Claude Debussy
A beautiful sunset that was mistaken for a dawn.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUNSET»

Discover the use of sunset in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sunset and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sunset Park: A Novel
An independent publisher desperately trying to save his business and his marriage. These are just some of the elements Auster magically weaves together in this immensely moving novel about contemporary America and its ghosts.
Paul Auster, 2010
2
Dead by Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer?
Dead By Sunset is Ann Rule at her riveting best.
Ann Rule, 2000
3
Just After Sunset: Stories
This collection of short works is comprised of pieces that previously appeared in such publications as The New Yorker, Playboy, and McSweeney's, in a volume that includes such tales as ""The Gingerbread Girl"" and "N."
Stephen King, 2008
4
The Sunset Limited
Deft, spare, and full of artful tension, The Sunset Limited is a beautifully crafted, consistently thought-provoking, and deceptively intimate work by one of the most insightful writers of our time. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Cormac McCarthy, 2010
5
Warriors: The New Prophecy #6: Sunset
As shadows of the past continue to haunt the forest, Brambleclaw is haunted by a dark figure on a dangerous quest for revenge, and must struggle to remain true to his Clan.
Erin Hunter, 2009
6
Sunset Western Garden Book
Describes several thousand plants that can be grown in twenty-four specific climates, from Idaho, Utah, and Arizona to the Pacific beaches, and tells how to care for them
‎1995
7
Sunset
Sunset THE PACIFIC MONTHLY Clunu K. Fill-D CHARLES H. WooLun' Wanna V . WOIHLII Prelident Viced'resideut Secretary-Treasurer SUNSET MAGAZINE, Inc. SAN FRANCISCO V°l- 4° Contents for February, 1918 N°- 9 Raw Gold Cover ...
‎1918
8
Sword at Sunset
Richly detailed, the story chronicles the formation of a great army, the hardships of winter quarters, the primitive wedding feasts, the pagan fertility rites, the agonies of surgery after battle, the thrilling stag hunts, and the glorious ...
Rosemary Sutcliff, 2008
9
Sunset of the Sabertooth
The magic tree house transports Jack and Annie on a mission to the Ice Age where they encounter Cro-Magnons, cave bears, sabertooth tigers, and woolly mammoths.
Mary Pope Osborne, 2009
10
Sunset Express
When a wealthy WASP entrepreneur is arrested for the murder of his wife, a hot-shot defense attorney hires wise-cracking P.I. Elvis Cole to prove that police detective Angela Rossi had monkeyed around with the evidence. Reprint.
Robert Crais, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUNSET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sunset is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Woman Fatally Shot While Walking With Her Boyfriend On Sunset
The shooting happened at McCadden Place and Sunset Boulevard, near Highland Avenue at 10:10 p.m., LAPD spokeswoman Liliana Preciado told City News ... «LAist, Jul 15»
2
Manhattanhenge sees tourists crestfallen as NYC sunset
The promise of Manhattan being illuminated by a spectacular sunset Friday night was whipped away by low-sitting clouds, leaving thousands of tourists ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
3
Curiosity Rover Sees Stunning Blue-Tinted Sunset on Mars (Video)
Curiosity captured the images, which mission team members combined into a brief video of the Martian sunset, with the rover's Mast Camera between dust ... «Space.com, May 15»
4
Son accused of murdering parents in Sunset Cliffs - CBS News 8 …
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A 22-year-old man suspected of murdering his mother and father inside their Sunset Cliffs-area home is behind bars Saturday on suspicion ... «CBS 8 San Diego, Nov 14»
5
Amanda Bynes -- RELEASED From Mental Facility ... Roaming …
Amanda Bynes has been released from the psychiatric facility where she's been held for more than 2 weeks and was roaming the Sunset Strip Thursday night . «TMZ.com, Oct 14»
6
Sunset Overdrive review: Ride the rails to kaboom-town
Welcome to Sunset City, a sunny, dilapidated corpse of a not-so-futuristic riverside metropolis. The place used to be overrun by selfie-snapping hipsters until ... «Ars Technica, Oct 14»
7
Reviewed on Xbox One
Sunset Overdrive visually pops, like the Easter Bunny on an acid trip. Its bright colors, punk-rock attitude, and nose turned up in the direction of authority all meld ... «Ve3d.com, Oct 14»
8
Sunset Overdrive First Impressions -- 2 Hours In The …
Sunset Overdrive is a melting pot of game design, spiritually linked to some very influential titles including ones from developer Insomniac Games' own stable. «Forbes, Oct 14»
9
Some Lanes Reopened on Sunset Boulevard in WeHo After Crews …
One westbound lane and two eastbound lanes were reopened on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood on Saturday night, following the repair of a water main ... «KTLA, Sep 14»
10
Sunset Overdrive Dev Says No One Has Ever Made a Game Like This
Sunset Overdrive, the upcoming Xbox One game from longtime PlayStation developer Insomniac Games (Ratchet & Clank, Resistance), is unlike anything out ... «GameSpot, Sep 14»

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