sunset
noun
- time when the Sun descends below the horizon in evening
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.
- The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
“at sunset”
“’Twas sunset: when the sun will part There comes a sullenness of heart To him who still would look upon The glory of the summer sun.”
- 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”
“'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.”
- A set termination date.
“The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.”
- The region where the sun sets; the west.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.
- To phase out.
“We’ll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.”
“Last December, Yahoo announced plans to “sunset” more well-known services, including the pioneering social bookmarking service del.icio.us.”