Sunset Meaning and Definition

Word: Sunset

How to pronounce: ˈsʌnset

Noun

Definitions:

1. The time in the evening when the sun disappears or daylight fades.

Example sentences: "Sunset was still a couple of hours away"

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Denoting a legal provision under which a program, agency, regulation, etc., is automatically terminated at the end of a fixed period unless renewed by legislative action.

Example sentences: "The bill will have a two-year sunset clause, so the decision will need to be revisited after the next election"

Intransitive verb

Definitions:

1. (of a program, agency, regulation, etc.) expire or be terminated automatically at the end of a fixed period unless renewed by legislative action.

Example sentences: "The tax cut will sunset after three years unless lawmakers extend it"

Synonyms:

sundown

sun set

dusk

end

twilight

nightfall

evening

night

Antonyms:

sunrise

dawn

east

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Sunset in Other Languages...

Spanish: Puesta

German: Sonnenuntergang

French: Coucher

Italian: Tramonto

Turkish: Batar