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sundown

English

Etymology

sun +? down

Pronunciation

Noun

sundown (countable and uncountable, plural sundowns)

  1. (US) Sunset.
  2. (countable) A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight.

Synonyms

  • dusk, mirkning, nightfall; see also Thesaurus:dusk

Translations

Verb

sundown (third-person singular simple present sundowns, present participle sundowning, simple past and past participle sundowned)

  1. (intransitive) to experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at nightfall.
    • 2009, Kay Cameron, Tim Rhodus, Life With God 101
      "She also “sundowned”, and someone had to keep an eye on her 24-7."

Derived terms

  • sundowner
  • sundowning
  • sundown town

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eventide

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English ?fent?d, derived from ?fen (evening) + t?d (time)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /?i?v?n?ta?d/

Noun

eventide (plural eventides)

  1. (archaic, poetic) evening

Synonyms

  • eve, even, forenight; see also Thesaurus:evening

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