dawn en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɔn/ without the cot–caught merger
- /dɔn/ (Scotland)
- /dɔːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /dɑn/ (cot-caught-merger)
- (US) audio cot-caught
- /doːn/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
From Middle English dawnen, either a back-formation from dawnynge or a modification of dawen (“to dawn”) after it. The noun is from the verb.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
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(countable) The rising of the sun.
Every act of a Roman, from birth to death, from dawn to night, was controlled and supervised by some presiding deity.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 209:
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(uncountable) The time when the sun rises.
The platoon braced itself for the dawn offensive.
She rose before dawn to meet the train.
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(uncountable) The earliest phase of something.
The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. The first barrels of crude fetched $18 (around $450 at today’s prices).
2013 August 3, “Yesterday’s fuel”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:The dawn of civilization didn't imply twilight of barbarity.
In the Edinburgh area, Leith and neighbouring Granton have only one terminal station where formerly there were four, and the long-established ferry from Granton to Burntisland, the history of which stretches back to the dawn of Scottish railways, is no more.
1958 July 14, J. P. Wilson, “Scottish Soliloquy”, in Railway Magazine, page 495:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dawns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
dawn raid · dawn chorus · northern dawn · dawnside · handbags at dawn · the darkest hour is just before the dawn · dawn upon · dawnless · dawn tetria · dawn ape · dawnlike · dawny · dawnlight · dawn of time · the darkest hour is always just before the dawn · dawn stone · dawn poppy · dawn patrol · it is darkest just before the dawn · crack of dawn · dawn man · dawn redwood · new dawn · dawn prayer · false dawn · dawntime · dawn choir · it is always darkest just before the dawn · Golden Dawn · pistols at dawn · predawn · it is darkest before the dawn · yesterdawn · foredawn · it is always darkest before the dawn · dawn of a new day · sundawn · dawn horse
Holonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
astronomical dawn · civil dawn · nautical dawn
Relateds
afternoon · night · midday · postdawn · dawn chorus · midnight · crepuscular · dawning · morning · early morning · evening
Synonyms
first light · onset · break of day · daylight · sparrow-fart · crack of dawn · sunrise · crack of dawn · ass crack of dawn · sunup · dawn · dayspring · daybreak · break of dawn · solrise · beginning · butt crack of dawn · break · break of day · daybreak · lauds · sunlight · daybreak · sunrising · break of dawn · sunrise · break of dawn · cockcrow · dayspring · break of day · dayspring · day-dawn · start · day-dawn · sunrise · sun
Translations (441)
hi सवेरा (morning twilight period) · pl świt (beginning) · sh razdan (time of sunrise) · ar فَجْر (morning twilight period) · ro alba (rising of the sun) · ur سویرا (morning twilight period) · be світа́нне (morning twilight period) · ur اشا (morning twilight period) · ang dagung (rising of the sun) · rup ndzari (morning twilight period) · es alba (rising of the sun) · os ӕхсид (morning twilight period) · ar مَشْرِق (time of sunrise) · fi auringonnousu (rising of the sun) · nl ochtendschemering (time of sunrise) · pt alva (rising of the sun) · km ព្រលឹម (rising of the sun) · nb otte (morning twilight period) · fur albe (morning twilight period) · ar إِشْرَاق (time of sunrise) · fr aube (time of sunrise) · sl zora (rising of the sun) · sa ऊषा (rising of the sun) · la initium (beginning) · sa ऊषा (morning twilight period) · gd fàir (morning twilight period) · ka რიჟრაჟი (morning twilight period) · nb grålysning (morning twilight period) · rm alva (morning twilight period) · ota چاك (rising of the sun) · lt aušra (rising of the sun) · ja 夜明け (morning twilight period) · nl opgang (beginning) · uk зоря́ (morning twilight period) · sa प्रभात (morning twilight period) · sc arbéschida (morning twilight period) · nn daggry (morning twilight period) · pal 𐭠𐭥𐭱 (morning twilight period) · ko 새벽 (time of sunrise) · is sólris (rising of the sun) · fr aube (beginning) · de Dämmerung (rising of the sun) · sh svitak (rising of the sun) · fr aube (rising of the sun) · el αυγή (beginning) · fi aamuhämärä (morning twilight period) · vo gödalulit (morning twilight period) · ky таң (morning twilight period) · sdc pisata di soli (rising of the sun) · ota طاك (morning twilight period) · bcl pagsubang (rising of the sun) · ast alba (rising of the sun) · pl brzask (morning twilight period) · sh zòra (morning twilight period) · ka აისი (time of sunrise) · pa ਫ਼ਜਰ (morning twilight period) · pa ਲੋ (morning twilight period) · scn arba (morning twilight period) · om obboroo (morning twilight period) · hi प्रभात (morning twilight period) · sc alba (rising of the sun) · mk зора (time of sunrise) · ko 해돋이 (rising of the sun) · lt aušra (morning twilight period) · ar فَجْر (beginning) · hi सुबह (morning twilight period) · ccc ijs̈hwaketasi (rising of the sun) · hu virradat (time of sunrise) · yi באַגינען (morning twilight period) · bcl pagsirang (rising of the sun) · sc arbòre (morning twilight period) · is dögun (morning twilight period) · fi aamunkoitto (beginning) · nl dageraad (time of sunrise) · mk изгрејсонце (rising of the sun) · el ανατολή (rising of the sun) · it albori (time of sunrise) · fi aamunkoitto (morning twilight period) · ko 새벽 (beginning) · bn ঊষা (rising of the sun) · sh svanúće (rising of the sun) · cs svítání (time of sunrise) · my အရုဏ် (morning twilight period) · yi פֿרימאָרגן (morning twilight period) · sh òsvit (rising of the sun) · la aurora (beginning) · hy արշալույս (morning twilight period) · sv dagning (morning twilight period) · grc αὐγή (rising of the sun) · es amanecida (rising of the sun) · pt aurora (morning twilight period) · hi ऊषा (morning twilight period) · cmn 拂曉 /拂晓 (morning twilight period) · ru восхо́д со́лнца (rising of the sun) · eve гяван (morning twilight period) · mi pūaotanga (morning twilight period) · qu paqar (rising of the sun) · ee fɔŋli (rising of the sun) · pa ਤੜਕਾ (morning twilight period) · mt sebħ (morning twilight period) · fr aube (morning twilight period) · bg зора (rising of the sun) · mk мугра (morning twilight period) · bg зора (morning twilight period) · pl poranna zorza (morning twilight period) · ka გარიჟრაჟი (rising of the sun) · ee fɔŋli (time of sunrise) · hu hajnal (beginning) · ru заря (time of sunrise) · ta எழுபோது (time of sunrise) · th ย่ำรุ่ง (morning twilight period) · ca aurora (morning twilight period) · hu hajnal (time of sunrise) · es madrugada (morning twilight period) · nb morgengry (morning twilight period) · de Morgengrauen (rising of the sun) · gl abrente (morning twilight period) · arz فجر (morning twilight period) · sa उषा (rising of the sun) · hi उदय (beginning) · fi aamunkoitto (rising of the sun) · sv soluppgång (rising of the sun) · egy a:n:Dw-w-hrw (morning twilight period) · sv morgonrodnad (morning twilight period) · hy լուսաբաց (time of sunrise) · cs zora (time of sunrise) · gd mochthrath (time of sunrise) · ca albors (beginning) · bg разсъмване (rising of the sun) · he שחר (beginning) · rup cripatã (rising of the sun) · ka გარიჟრაჟი (morning twilight period) · bg зори (time of sunrise) · nl dageraad (beginning) · pt alvorada (beginning) · scn alba (morning twilight period) · tl bukang-liwayway (morning twilight period) · sh usvanuti (time of sunrise) · is dagrenning (morning twilight period) · az dan (morning twilight period) · pt aurora (beginning) · eo matenkrepusko (morning twilight period) · de Morgengrauen (time of sunrise) · de Tagesanbruch (rising of the sun) · ur صبح (morning twilight period) · fi koite (beginning) · fi koitto (beginning) · nv hayííłką́ (morning twilight period) · vi bình minh (morning twilight period) · fr aurore (time of sunrise) · sh зора (morning twilight period) · nn morgengry (time of sunrise) · krl kajoš (morning twilight period) · hu hajnal (morning twilight period) · pl zaranie (beginning) · no solrenning (rising of the sun) · nl zonsopgang (morning twilight period) · ota طاك (rising of the sun) · ro alba (morning twilight period) · it primordio (beginning) · hi भोर (rising of the sun) · ru заря́ (morning twilight period) · sh zòra (beginning) · it schiudersi (beginning) · my အရုဏ်တက် (morning twilight period) · hi प्रत्युष (time of sunrise) · de Dämmerung (time of sunrise) · tr tan (morning twilight period) · bn ফজর (morning twilight period) · nn morgonstund (time of sunrise) · ca albada (time of sunrise) · ta விடியல் (rising of the sun) · rup apiritã (rising of the sun) · eo tagiĝo (rising of the sun) · th เช้ามืด (morning twilight period) · nv yikáííhdą́ą́ʼ (time of sunrise) · sh zora (time of sunrise) · it alba (morning twilight period) · ka რიჟრაჟი (rising of the sun) · he שחר (time of sunrise) · kea madrugada (morning twilight period) · sh prȁskozōrje (morning twilight period) · yi פֿאַרטאָג (morning twilight period) · bn প্রত্যুষ (morning twilight period) · hy այգ (time of sunrise) · ro auroră (rising of the sun) · ro zori (morning twilight period) · grc ἠώς (time of sunrise) · nl zonsopgang (rising of the sun) · sh zasvanuti (time of sunrise) · is morgunsár (morning twilight period) · de Tagesanbruch (time of sunrise) · ceb kaadlawon (morning twilight period) · ro auroră (morning twilight period) · so waabari (morning twilight period) · hy լուսաբաց (rising of the sun) · ja 夜明け (rising of the sun) · fi koi (morning twilight period) · es maitinada (morning twilight period) · hy այգ (rising of the sun) · mi hāpara (morning twilight period) · ru восхо́д (rising of the sun) · alt таҥ (morning twilight period) · pt aurora (time of sunrise) · gl albor (morning twilight period) · hi तड़का (morning twilight period) · la aurōra (morning twilight period) · vgr ઊજારો (morning twilight period) · nb daggry (morning twilight period) · om abboroo (morning twilight period) · sc alba (rising of the sun) · be усхо́д (rising of the sun) · te ప్రొద్దు (morning twilight period) · cs východ (rising of the sun) · rup hãryii (morning twilight period) · fi aamunkoitto (time of sunrise) · es dilúculo (morning twilight period) · sm pogipogi (morning twilight period) · fr lever du soleil (rising of the sun) · ar فَلَق (morning twilight period) · te ప్రభాతము (morning twilight period) · de Morgengrauen (morning twilight period) · ur اشراق (morning twilight period) · gld гиван (morning twilight period) · gd beul an latha (morning twilight period) · ka აისი (rising of the sun) · nl dageraad (morning twilight period) · cy gwawr (morning twilight period) · sv dagbräckning (morning twilight period) · pt alva (morning twilight period) · is afturelding (morning twilight period) · tr seher (morning twilight period) · sa प्रभात (rising of the sun) · sc impoddile (rising of the sun) · ta உதிப்பு (rising of the sun) · es albor (rising of the sun) · egy a:n:Dw-w-hrw (rising of the sun) · sh rasvetliti (time of sunrise) · rup cripatã (morning twilight period) · ta வைகறை (time of sunrise) · ur سحر (morning twilight period) · cs úsvit (time of sunrise) · ru рассве́т (rising of the sun) · sdn alba (rising of the sun) · pa ਝਲਾਂਗ (morning twilight period) · fi sarastus (morning twilight period) · sh svȉtānje (beginning) · ckb شەبەق (time of sunrise) · nn morgongry (time of sunrise) · el αυγή (time of sunrise) · gl alborada (morning twilight period) · id fajar (morning twilight period) · mnc ᡤᡝᡵᡝᡴᡝ (rising of the sun) · fi koite (rising of the sun) · bg разсъмване (morning twilight period) · mnc ᡤᡝᡵᠰᡳ ᡶᡝᡵᠰᡳ (morning twilight period) · ota چاك (morning twilight period) · sh svȉtānje (rising of the sun) · pt começo (beginning) · ota چاك (time of sunrise) · sh òsvit (time of sunrise) · sah тыҥ (morning twilight period) · km ព្រលឹម (morning twilight period) · ang dagung (time of sunrise) · ro răsărit (rising of the sun) · sh svanuti (time of sunrise) · da solopgang (rising of the sun) · cmn 旦 (morning twilight period) · la aurora (rising of the sun) · bn প্রত্যুষ (time of sunrise) · gd fàir (rising of the sun) · gd beul an latha (time of sunrise) · pt alvorada (morning twilight period) · gd èirigh na grèine (rising of the sun) · nn grålysning (morning twilight period) · nn otte (morning twilight period) · sa उषस् (morning twilight period) · ist alba (morning twilight period) · pt alvorecer (morning twilight period) · grc ὄρθρος (morning twilight period) · fi koitto (rising of the sun) · sdc chintari (morning twilight period) · scn abba (morning twilight period) · sv gryning (beginning) · ur پربهات (morning twilight period) · nl zonsopgang (time of sunrise) · ga camhaoir (morning twilight period) · cv шурампуҫ (morning twilight period) · gd fàir (time of sunrise) · ka ალიონი (rising of the sun) · pal 𐭠𐭥𐭱𐭡𐭠𐭬 (rising of the sun) · sc obrescidòrgiu (rising of the sun) · ta எழுபோது (morning twilight period) · el αυγή (morning twilight period) · nv hayoołkááł (morning twilight period) · sh òsvit (beginning) · pa ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤ (morning twilight period) · nn morgongry (morning twilight period) · hi सहर (morning twilight period) · fa سپیده (morning twilight period) · sh праскозорје (morning twilight period) · mk зора (morning twilight period) · mk изгрев (rising of the sun) · nap arba (morning twilight period) · bn প্রভাত (beginning) · lt žara (morning twilight period) · de Morgendämmerung (time of sunrise) · sh svitanje (time of sunrise) · it aurora (rising of the sun) · is dögun (beginning) · grc ἠώς (morning twilight period) · bn প্রাতঃকাল (beginning) · es alboreo (rising of the sun) · eo aŭroro (beginning) · gd briseadh-latha (time of sunrise) · hy այգաբաց (time of sunrise) · sdc billòcca (morning twilight period) · ast alborecida (rising of the sun) · it nascita (beginning) · eu egunsenti (morning twilight period) · cmn 黎明 (morning twilight period) · sc nèa (morning twilight period) · gl alba (morning twilight period) · tr şafak (morning twilight period) · eo aŭroro (morning twilight period) · fa پرگاس (rising of the sun) · de Dämmerung (beginning) · ar شُرُوق (rising of the sun) · sa उषस् (rising of the sun) · cmn 拂晓 (beginning) · bn ভোর (morning twilight period) · ru заря (rising of the sun) · mi ata hāpara (morning twilight period) · es amanecida (morning twilight period) · de Morgendämmerung (rising of the sun) · cmn 天亮 (rising of the sun) · nl morgenschemering (morning twilight period) · de Dämmerung (morning twilight period) · de Morgendämmerung (morning twilight period) · is dögun (time of sunrise) · ru восхо́д со́лнца (time of sunrise) · eo komenco (beginning) · ja 明け方 (time of sunrise) · it alba (rising of the sun) · sh zòra (rising of the sun) · ja 暁 (morning twilight period) · bcl daliwawa (morning twilight period) · pt alvorada (time of sunrise) · rup apiritã (morning twilight period) · ka განთიადი (time of sunrise) · he שחר (morning twilight period) · uk схід (rising of the sun) · hu virradat (rising of the sun) · ko 새벽 (morning twilight period) · is sólaruppkoma (rising of the sun) · ru заря́ (beginning) · mup पो (morning twilight period) · tr şafak (rising of the sun) · hi उषा (morning twilight period) · nb demring (morning twilight period) · la mātūtīnum (morning twilight period) · nn dagning (morning twilight period) · ckb بەرەبەیان (time of sunrise) · hi सूर्योदय (rising of the sun) · cop ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ (morning twilight period) · it vagito (beginning) · it alba (time of sunrise) · no soloppgang (rising of the sun) · bn ঊষাকাল (time of sunrise) · mk зора (beginning) · grc ἠώς (rising of the sun) · hi भोर (time of sunrise) · ar شُرُوق (time of sunrise) · gl amencida (morning twilight period) · sv gryning (time of sunrise) · sw alfajiri (morning twilight period) · ilo bannawag (morning twilight period) · ur تڑکا (morning twilight period) · sdn albore (morning twilight period) · eo matenruĝo (morning twilight period) · af sonop (rising of the sun) · da daggry (morning twilight period) · ha alfijir (morning twilight period) · it albori (beginning) · ta வைகறை (morning twilight period) · vi rạng đông (morning twilight period) · yi פֿאַרטאָג (time of sunrise) · es alba (morning twilight period) · es alborada (morning twilight period) · ang dægrēd (morning twilight period) · is sólarupprás (rising of the sun) · nb dagning (morning twilight period) · ru рассве́т (morning twilight period) · la aurora (time of sunrise) · es amanecer (rising of the sun) · hi भोर (morning twilight period) · sh rasvet (time of sunrise) · ka განთიადი (rising of the sun) · it alba (beginning) · uk світа́нок (morning twilight period) · pt amanhecer (morning twilight period) · ru рассве́т (time of sunrise) · ka ცისკარი (rising of the sun) · mk мугра (time of sunrise) · sq ag (morning twilight period) · cmn 破曉 /破晓 (morning twilight period) · gd mochthrath (morning twilight period) · sh svanuće (beginning) · ota طاك (time of sunrise) · hu pirkadat (rising of the sun) · ca alba (morning twilight period) · hy այգ (beginning) · ta எழுச்சி (beginning) · es amanecer (morning twilight period) · mt żerniq (morning twilight period) · ca alba (rising of the sun) · io jornesko (morning twilight period) · nn morgonstund (time of sunrise) · it inizio (beginning) · pt amanhecer (rising of the sun) · gd briseadh-latha (morning twilight period) · hy այգաբաց (rising of the sun) · da daggry (time of sunrise) · got 𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉 (morning twilight period) · be зара́ (morning twilight period) · rup adoarã (morning twilight period) · sa उषा (morning twilight period) · sv gryning (morning twilight period) · yi קאַיאָר (morning twilight period) · fr aurore (beginning) · bn প্রভাত (morning twilight period) · mi haeata (morning twilight period) · ckb بەرەبەیان (rising of the sun) · hi प्रभात (rising of the sun) · bn প্রাতঃকাল (morning twilight period) · chr ᎤᎩᏥᏕᏱ (morning twilight period) · kk арай (morning twilight period) · pt alvorada (rising of the sun) · ast alborecer (rising of the sun) · ba таң (morning twilight period) · pl świt (morning twilight period)