Definition of Twilit

1. Adjective. Lighted by or as if by twilight. "A boat on a twilit river"

Exact synonyms: Dusky, Twilight
Similar to: Dark
Derivative terms: Dusk, Duskiness

Definition of Twilit

1. Verb. (simple past of twilight) ¹

2. Verb. (past participle of twilight) ¹

3. Adjective. Illuminated by or as if by twilight. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Twilit

1. lighted by twilight [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Twilit

twigloo
twigloos
twigs
twigsome
twilight
twilight(a)
twilight sleep
twilight state
twilight vision
twilight years
twilight zone
twilight zones
twilightish
twilights
twilighty
twilit (current term)
twilitten
twill
twill weave
twilled
twillies
twilling
twillings
twills
twilly
twilt
twilted
twilting
twilts
twimmolation

Literary usage of Twilit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fleurs-de-lys: A Book of French Poetry Freely Tr. Into English Verse by Wilfrid Charles Thorley (1920)
"twilit HARMONY BEHOLD the hour is come when stems are thrilled, And like swung censers flowers shed their fume; Now thro' the air are sounds and odours ..."

2. The Silence of Amor [and] Where the Forest Murmurs by William Sharp (1910)
"THE twilit WATERS Upon the dim seas in the twilight I hear the tide forging slowly through the still waters. There is not a sound else: neither the scream ..."

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