What does gloam mean?
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gloam
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Princeton's WordNet
twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepusclenoun
the time of day immediately following sunset
"he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
Wiktionary
gloamnoun
gloaming, twilight
ChatGPT
gloam
Gloam, also known as gloaming, refers to the time of day immediately following sunset, often characterized by a soft, dim light or twilight. It is the period of partial darkness in the evening before night fully sets in.
Webster Dictionary
Gloamverb
to begin to grow dark; to grow dusky
Gloamverb
to be sullen or morose
Gloamnoun
the twilight; gloaming
Etymology: [See Gloom, Glum.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gloam in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gloam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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