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half-light

UK
/ˈhɑːf.laɪt/
US
/ˈhæf.laɪt/

Translations

half-lightnoun
UK
/ˈhɑːf.laɪt/
US
/ˈhæf.laɪt/
She could barely read the map in the half-light of the hallway.
Elle pouvait à peine lire la carte dans la pénombre du couloir.
Additional translations
demi-obscuritéPlus littéral ; s’emploie pour une lumière faible ou tamisée.
Synonyms
dusk
dim light
half-darkness
semidarkness
penumbra
dimness
duskiness
crepuscule
gloaming
twilight
Antonyms
broad daylight
full light
illumination
brightness
daylight
half-lightadjective
Attributive use before nouns; not normally used for comparison.
Additional translations
pénombreuxLittéraire ; s’emploie pour un lieu ou une scène baignée d’une lumière faible.
Synonyms
semi-darkened
subdued
gloomy
murky
semi-dark
half-lit
crepuscular
shadowy
twilit
dusky
dim
Antonyms
daylit
sunlit
illuminated
well-lit
bright

Definitions

half-lightnoun
dim, subdued light, especially the faint light at dawn, dusk, or in semi-darkness
She could barely read the map in the half-light of the hallway.
half-lightadjective
used to describe something that is dimly lit or occurs in dim light
The half-light room felt calm and eerie at the same time.
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