sunset

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ See IPA manual

Freq #5101

Meanings

1

noun
The time in the evening when the sun disappears below the horizon.

We watched the boats come in at sunset.
2

noun
The colours in the sky as the sun goes down.

The sunset turned the clouds pink and gold.
3

noun
The final period of the life of a person or thing.

He enjoyed travelling during the sunset years of his life.
4

verb
To gradually stop using or providing something.

We'll be sunsetting the old software after the new version launches.

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Synonyms

3 noun · the final period of the... endfinal actswansong

More dusk last nightfall sundown terminal twilight

Opposites

sunrise

Word family

Forms sunsetssunsetting

Derived forms murray-sunsetsunsetty

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Etymology

From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.

son-sett Middle English

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General Vocabulary

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# sunset

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/
**Frequency rank:** 5101

## Meanings
1. The time in the evening when the sun disappears below the horizon.
2. The colours in the sky as the sun goes down.
3. The final period of the life of a person or thing.
4. To gradually stop using or providing something.

## Examples
- We watched the boats come in at sunset.
- The sunset turned the clouds pink and gold.
- He enjoyed travelling during the sunset years of his life.
- We'll be sunsetting the old software after the new version launches.

## Synonyms
- dusk
- last
- nightfall
- sundown
- terminal
- twilight

## Antonyms
- sunrise

## Derived Forms
- murray-sunset
- sunsetty

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: son-sett

## Etymology
From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.

## AI Etymology
Sunset is from Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393. In present-day use, it can mean the time in the evening when the sun disappears below the horizon, or the colours in the sky as the sun goes down. Derived formations include murray-sunset, sunsetty.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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