dawning

dawning

noun

Definition of DAWNING

the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance <the cold, gray dawning of a wintry day>

Synonyms aurora, cockcrow, dawning, day, daybreak, daylight, light, morn, morning, sun, sunrise, sunup

Related Words daytime; forenoon

Near Antonyms dark, darkness, midnight, night, nighttime; afternoon, midday; dusk, evening, eventide, gloaming, twilight

Antonyms nightfall, sundown, sunset