dawn
/dɔːn/
EN
The period of time at the start of each day when the sun rises and the sky becomes light; also the beginning or earliest stage of something.
We watched a beautiful pink sunrise at dawn.
Etymology
Derived from Old English 'dagung', meaning 'the becoming of day', from the root 'dæg' (day). It entered Middle English as 'dawn' before the 12th century.
Translations
简体中文
黎明,曙光,开端
繁體中文
黎明,曙光,開端
日本語
夜明け,明け方
한국어
새벽,여명
Deutsch
Morgendämmerung,Dämmerung
Español
amanecer,alba
Português
amanhecer,alvorada
Français
aube,lever du jour
Català
alba,capvespre
Tiếng Việt
bình minh,rạng đông
Collocations
break of dawnat dawnearly dawncold dawn
Synonyms
daybreaksunrisefirst lightaurora
Antonyms
dusksunsetnightfall
Related Words
twilightmorningsunhorizontwilight