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Dawn /doːn/

The meaning and definition of Dawn, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
  2. The rising of the sun.
verb
  1. To begin to brighten with daylight.
    “A new day dawns.”
  2. To start to appear or be realized.
    “I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him.”
Synonyms break of dawn break of day day-dawn dayspring sunrise beginning
Antonyms dusk

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