twilight



twilight years

Fig. the last years before death. In his twilight years, he became more mellow and stopped yelling at people.
See also: twilight, year

the twilight zone

the area where one thing ends and another begins, especially when it is not clear exactly where or when this happens (often + between ) She'd been unconscious ever since she fell, trapped in the twilight zone between life and death.
See also: twilight, zone

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Stamatia-Greek
Shandar-Urdu
Gyda-Danish
Ambrosioahm-BRO-syoSpanish
&Aelig;Lfgar-Anglo-Saxon
Prochoros-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek