Sundown
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsʌnˌdaʊn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sundown is a noun meaning (now chiefly US) Sunset.
Meaning
(now chiefly US) Sunset.
More Meanings
- (countable) A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight.
- (intransitive) to experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at the approach of nightfall.
Example Sentences
We’ll meet by the pier at sundown.
"She also “sundowned”, and someone had to keep an eye on her 24-7."
Yet oft when sundown skirts the moor An inner trouble I behold, A spectral doubt which makes me cold, That I shall be thy mate no more, […]
Word Forms
- sundowns
- sundowning
- sundowned
Synonyms for sundown
Depending on context, synonyms include dusk, mirkning, nightfall, sunset.
Antonyms for sundown
Common opposites include dayspring, sunrise, dawning, morning, cockcrow, sunup.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sunset, sunrise, night, sunup, dusk, daybreak.
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