The difference between Sundown and Sunset
When used as nouns, sundown means sunset, whereas sunset means the time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
When used as verbs, sundown means to experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at nightfall, whereas sunset means to phase out.
check bellow for the other definitions of Sundown and Sunset
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Sundown as a noun (US):
Sunset.
Examples:
"We'll meet by the pier at sundown."
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Sundown as a noun (countable):
A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight.
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Sundown as a verb:
to experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at nightfall.
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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."