sundown C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction Also spelled sun-down US /ˈsʌndaʊn/ UK /ˈsʌndaʊn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the time in the evening when the sun disappears below the horizon; sunset The travelers hoped to reach the inn before sundown. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the time in the evening... sunsetdusktwilightnightfallgloamingeventide ↔ Opposites sunrisesunupdawndaybreak Word family Derived forms sundowner Related forms sunsundowner Etymology AI details A compound of sun (Old English sunne) and down (Old English dūn), formed in English to denote the sun's going down; recorded from the early 17th century. sunne Old English dūne Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sundown **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌndaʊn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌndaʊn/ ## Meanings 1. the time in the evening when the sun disappears below the horizon; sunset ## Examples - The travelers hoped to reach the inn before sundown. ## Synonyms - sunset - dusk - twilight - nightfall - gloaming - eventide ## Antonyms - sunrise - sunup - dawn - daybreak ## Derived Forms - sundowner ## Related Forms - sun - sundowner ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sunne - Root: dūne ## Etymology A compound of sun (Old English sunne) and down (Old English dūn), formed in English to denote the sun's going down; recorded from the early 17th century. ## AI Etymology Sundown is a compound of sun (Old English sunne) and down (Old English dūn), formed in English to denote the sun's going down; recorded from the early 17th century. Important recorded forms include sunne (Old English) and dūne (Old English). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers the time in the evening when the sun disappears below the horizon; sunset. The wider family includes derived forms such as sundowner and related words such as sun and sundowner. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown