Dawn

/doːn/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts4 letters

Definition of Dawn

noun

  1. The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
  2. The rising of the sun.
  3. The time when the sun rises.

    "She rose before dawn to meet the train."

  4. The earliest phase of something.

    "the dawn of civilization"

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."

  3. To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

Anagrams of Dawn

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Words You Can Make

8 words can be made from the letters in "dawn":

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

beginningonsetstartbreak of dawnbreak of daycrack of dawnday-dawndaybreakdayspringsunrisesunup

ANTONYMS

dusk