gloaming
nounUK /ˈɡləʊ.mɪŋ/
US /ˈɡloʊ.mɪŋ/
The soft, dim light in the sky just after the sun goes down.
The children hurried home through the gloaming before it got too dark.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The time of day when this dim light appears, between sunset and full night.
We sat on the porch in the gloaming and listened to the crickets.
3. A dim or faint quality of light in general, not only in the sky.
A pale gloaming filled the old hallway.
4. A mood of sadness or quiet gloom.
A gloaming of sorrow settled over the empty house.