dawn

English Thesaurus

1. the earliest period (noun.event)

hypernym	:	start,
definition	:	the beginning of anything (noun.event)

2. the first light of day (noun.time)

hypernym	:	hour, time of day,
definition	:	clock time (noun.time)

3. an opening time period (noun.time)

hypernym	:	period, period of time, time period,
definition	:	an amount of time (noun.time)

domain usage	:	figure, figure of speech, image, trope,
definition	:	language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense (noun.communication)

4. become light (verb.change)

hypernym	:	change,
definition	:	undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change)

5. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions (verb.cognition)

cause	:	understand,
definition	:	know and comprehend the nature or meaning of (verb.cognition)

6. appear or develop (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	begin, start,
definition	:	have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense (verb.stative)

7. the earliest period (noun.event)

derivation	:	dawn,
definition	:	appear or develop (verb.stative)

8. the first light of day (noun.time)

antonym	:	sundown, sunset,
definition	:	the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon (noun.time)

derivation	:	dawn,
definition	:	become light (verb.change)

derivation	:	auroral, aurorean,
definition	:	characteristic of the dawn (adj.pert)

9. an opening time period (noun.time)

derivation	:	dawn,
definition	:	appear or develop (verb.stative)

10. become light (verb.change)

derivation	:	aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup,
definition	:	the first light of day (noun.time)

11. appear or develop (verb.stative)

derivation	:	dawn, morning,
definition	:	the earliest period (noun.event)

derivation	:	dawn,
definition	:	an opening time period (noun.time)

12. the earliest period (noun.event)

derivation	:	dawn,
definition	:	appear or develop (verb.stative)

13. the first light of day (noun.time)

antonym	:	sundown, sunset,
definition	:	the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon (noun.time)

derivation	:	dawn,
definition	:	become light (verb.change)

derivation	:	auroral, aurorean,
definition	:	characteristic of the dawn (adj.pert)

14. an opening time period (noun.time)

derivation	:	dawn,
definition	:	appear or develop (verb.stative)

15. become light (verb.change)

derivation	:	aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup,
definition	:	the first light of day (noun.time)

16. appear or develop (verb.stative)

derivation	:	dawn, morning,
definition	:	the earliest period (noun.event)

derivation	:	dawn,
definition	:	an opening time period (noun.time)