twilight



twilight years

Fig. the last years before death. In his twilight years, he became more mellow and stopped yelling at people.
See also: twilight, year

the twilight zone

the area where one thing ends and another begins, especially when it is not clear exactly where or when this happens (often + between ) She'd been unconscious ever since she fell, trapped in the twilight zone between life and death.
See also: twilight, zone

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pinchas-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
CarolynKER-ə-lin, KAR-ə-linEnglish
Florus-Ancient Roman
Heliodoros-Ancient Greek
EwoudAY-vowt, AY-wowtDutch
NİLÜFer-Turkish