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Gloam

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Gloam: n. (archaic) twilight; dusk. The modern equivalent is “gloaming,” but I’m more familiar with the archaic version for some reason. To me, the gloam is the tiny window after sun has completely vanished but before the streetlights come on. Every figure becomes a shadow and the sky takes on this diffuse, other-worldly half-light quality. The gloam is like a dreamscape. “The gloam” connotes a phyisical medium, perhaps like the ether. It suggests actually being within something, as opposed to twilight or dusk, which are just a time of day.

Mike

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2 Responses to “Gloam”

  1. Speak the Silence on December 13th, 2008 11:59 pm

    I love this word! Near the house where I used to live there was a street called “Gloaming Place”
    I was very tempted to steal that street sign.

  2. Helldunkel on March 5th, 2009 10:26 pm

    It has a very mysterious sound… I like it, it will be for sure be featured in one of my tales. Thanks for the word!

    Greetings from Colombia.

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