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Definitions for Dawn

[1] the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley.
[2] the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization.
[3] to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky.
[4] to begin to open or develop.
[5] to begin to be perceived (usually followed by on ): The idea dawned on him.
[6] a female given name.
[7] daybreak; sunrise Related adjective: auroral
[8] the sky when light first appears in the morning
[9] the beginning of something
[10] to begin to grow light after the night
[11] to begin to develop, appear, or expand
[12] (usually foll by on or upon ) to begin to become apparent (to)

Words related to Dawn

daylight, daybreak, dawning, morning, advent, birth, loom, unfold, light, aurora, morn, sunup, cockcrow, sunrise, origin, foundation, head, opening, rise, outset

Words nearby Dawn

dawes, dawes act of 1887, dawes plan, dawk, dawkins, dawn, dawn chorus, dawn horse, dawn on, dawn patrol, dawn phenomenon

Origin of Dawn

before 1150; Middle English dawen (v.), Old English dagian, derivative of dæg day; akin to Old Norse daga, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German dagen, Old High German tagēn

Other words from Dawn

dawn·like , adjective
un·dawned , adjective

Word origin for Dawn

Old English dagian to dawn; see day

Synonyms for Dawn

dawning, daybreak, daylight, morning, aurora, cockcrow, light, morn, sunrise, sunup, break of day, bright, crack of dawn, day peep, early bright, first blush, first light, wee hours