Sunset Definition

sŭnsĕt
sunsets
noun
sunsets
The daily disappearance of the sun below the western horizon.
Webster's New World
The varying time of this.
Webster's New World
The sky as the sun sets.
A rosy sunset.
American Heritage
The atmospheric phenomena at this time, specif., the display of coloration visible in the western sky.
Webster's New World
The final phase or decline (of a period)
Webster's New World
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adjective
Providing for an automatic expiration.
American Heritage
Designating or of a law, bill, etc. requiring that certain government agencies, programs, etc. come to an end after a specified period unless they get legislative approval again.
Webster's New World
Having to do with a final phase or decline.
A retiree's sunset years.
Webster's New World
verb
To expire on a previously established date, as a statutory provision.
American Heritage
To provide for the expiration of (a program or agency) by means of a sunset provision.
American Heritage
(business, politics) To phase out.
We'll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.
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Other Word Forms of Sunset

Noun

Singular:
sunset
Plural:
sunsets

Origin of Sunset

  • Adj. and v., on the model of sunshine (as in sunshine law)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • sun +"Ž set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.

    From Wiktionary

Sunset Sentence Examples

  • After sunset the wind had dropped.

  • With the sunset came a chilled breeze.

  • She sat on the bed and watched the sunset through the window.

  • I used to start them in the open land also, where they had come out of the woods at sunset to "bud" the wild apple trees.

  • At sunset, too, after a warm day, if the air is still, the cooling of the earth by radiation cools the lower layers, and sound carries excellently over a level surface.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUN

Words Ending With

TETSET

Unscrambles

sunset

Words Starting With S and Ending With T

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With T