The difference between Nightfall and Sunset
When used as nouns, nightfall means the close of the day, whereas sunset means the time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
Sunset is also verb with the meaning: to phase out.
check bellow for the other definitions of Nightfall and Sunset
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Nightfall as a noun:
The close of the day; the coming of night.
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Sunset as a noun:
The time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
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Sunset as a noun:
The changes in color of the sky at sunset.
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Sunset as a noun (figuratively):
The final period of the life of a person or thing.
Examples:
"one's sunset years"
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Sunset as a noun (attributively):
Having a set termination date.
Examples:
"The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring."
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Sunset as a noun:
The region where the sun sets; the west.
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Sunset as a verb (business, politics, transitive):
To phase out.
Examples:
"We'll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter."