sunset
The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
Noun 4 meanings
The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
The final period of the life of a person or thing.
“one's sunset years”
A set termination date.
“The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.”
Verb 1 meaning
To phase out.
“We’ll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.”
Etymology
From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.
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SUNSET at a glance
SUNSET has 6 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (S 1 + U 1 + N 1 + S 1 + E 1 + T 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,639 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with sunset
All rhymesOne letter away
- SUBSET8
- SUNKET10
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