Dawn

//dɔːn//

Synonyms for "dawn" (154 found)

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14 entries

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3 entries

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2 entries

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6 entries

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2 entries

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1 entries

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7 entries

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27 entries

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Translations

613 translations across 122 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • sonop noun (rising of the sun)

Aghwan

1 entries
  • 𐕣𐔰𐔴𐕎 verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Albanian

2 entries
  • ag noun (morning twilight period)
  • agim verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • αὐγή noun (rising of the sun)
  • ἠώς noun (morning twilight period)
  • ἠώς noun (rising of the sun)
  • ἠώς noun (time of sunrise)

Arabic

4 entries
  • إِشْرَاق noun (time of sunrise)
  • شُرُوق noun (rising of the sun)
  • شُرُوق noun (time of sunrise)
  • فجر noun (morning twilight period)

Armenian

4 entries
  • այգ noun (rising of the sun)
  • այգ noun (time of sunrise)
  • այգ noun (beginning)
  • այգաբաց noun (rising of the sun)

Aromanian

4 entries
  • adoarã noun (morning twilight period)
  • apiritã noun (morning twilight period)
  • apiritã noun (rising of the sun)
  • cripatã noun (morning twilight period)

Assamese

3 entries
  • কাহিলিপুৱা verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)
  • দোকমোকালি verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)
  • পুৱতি নিশা verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Asturian

4 entries
  • alba noun (rising of the sun)
  • alborecer noun (rising of the sun)
  • alborecida noun (rising of the sun)
  • alborecer verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • dan noun (morning twilight period)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • таң noun (morning twilight period)

Basque

1 entries
  • egunsenti noun (morning twilight period)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • зара́ noun (morning twilight period)
  • світа́нне noun (morning twilight period)
  • усхо́д noun (rising of the sun)

Bengali

4 entries
  • ঊষা noun (rising of the sun)
  • ঊষাকাল noun (time of sunrise)
  • প্রত্যুষ noun (morning twilight period)
  • প্রত্যুষ noun (time of sunrise)

Bikol Central

3 entries
  • daliwawa noun (morning twilight period)
  • pagsirang noun (rising of the sun)
  • pagsubang noun (rising of the sun)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • зора noun (morning twilight period)
  • зора noun (rising of the sun)
  • зори noun (time of sunrise)
  • разсъмване noun (morning twilight period)

Burmese

2 entries
  • အရုဏ် noun (morning twilight period)
  • အရုဏ်တက် noun (morning twilight period)

Campidanese Sardinian

3 entries
  • alba noun (rising of the sun)
  • nèa noun (morning twilight period)
  • obrescidòrgiu noun (rising of the sun)

Catalan

4 entries
  • alba noun (morning twilight period)
  • alba noun (rising of the sun)
  • albada noun (time of sunrise)
  • albors noun (beginning)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • kaadlawon noun (morning twilight period)

Central Kurdish

4 entries
  • بەرەبەیان noun (rising of the sun)
  • بەرەبەیان noun (time of sunrise)
  • شەبەق noun (time of sunrise)
  • دەرکەوتن verb (to start to appear, to be realized)

Chamicuro

1 entries
  • ijs̈hwaketasi noun (rising of the sun)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎤᎩᏥᏕᏱ noun (morning twilight period)

Chichewa

1 entries
  • kuchá verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 天亮 noun (rising of the sun)
  • 拂晓 noun (beginning)
  • 拂曉 /拂晓 noun (morning twilight period)
  • 旦 noun (morning twilight period)

Chuvash

1 entries
  • шурампуҫ noun (morning twilight period)

Coptic

1 entries
  • ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ noun (morning twilight period)

Cornish

1 entries
  • bora verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Czech

4 entries
  • svítání noun (time of sunrise)
  • východ noun (rising of the sun)
  • zora noun (time of sunrise)
  • úsvit noun (time of sunrise)

Danish

4 entries
  • daggry noun (morning twilight period)
  • daggry noun (time of sunrise)
  • solopgang noun (rising of the sun)
  • dages verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Dutch

4 entries
  • dageraad noun (morning twilight period)
  • dageraad noun (time of sunrise)
  • dageraad noun (beginning)
  • morgenschemering noun (morning twilight period)

Egyptian

2 entries
  • a:n:Dw-w-hrw noun (morning twilight period)
  • a:n:Dw-w-hrw noun (rising of the sun)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • aŭroro noun (morning twilight period)
  • aŭroro noun (beginning)
  • komenco noun (beginning)
  • matenkrepusko noun (morning twilight period)

Even

1 entries
  • гяван noun (morning twilight period)

Ewe

3 entries
  • fɔŋli noun (rising of the sun)
  • fɔŋli noun (time of sunrise)
  • fɔŋli verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Finnish

4 entries
  • aamuhämärä noun (morning twilight period)
  • aamunkoitto noun (morning twilight period)
  • aamunkoitto noun (rising of the sun)
  • aamunkoitto noun (time of sunrise)

French

4 entries
  • aube noun (morning twilight period)
  • aube noun (rising of the sun)
  • aube noun (time of sunrise)
  • aube noun (beginning)

Friulian

1 entries
  • albe noun (morning twilight period)

Galician

4 entries
  • abrente noun (morning twilight period)
  • alba noun (morning twilight period)
  • albor noun (morning twilight period)
  • alborada noun (morning twilight period)

Gallurese

2 entries
  • alba noun (rising of the sun)
  • albore noun (morning twilight period)

Georgian

4 entries
  • აისი noun (rising of the sun)
  • აისი noun (time of sunrise)
  • ალიონი noun (rising of the sun)
  • განთიადი noun (rising of the sun)

German

4 entries
  • Dämmerung noun (morning twilight period)
  • Dämmerung noun (rising of the sun)
  • Dämmerung noun (time of sunrise)
  • Dämmerung noun (beginning)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉 noun (morning twilight period)

Greek

4 entries
  • ανατολή noun (rising of the sun)
  • αυγή noun (morning twilight period)
  • αυγή noun (time of sunrise)
  • αυγή noun (beginning)

Hausa

1 entries
  • alfijir noun (morning twilight period)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • שחר noun (morning twilight period)
  • שחר noun (time of sunrise)
  • שחר noun (beginning)

Hindi

4 entries
  • उदय noun (beginning)
  • उषा noun (morning twilight period)
  • ऊषा noun (morning twilight period)
  • तड़का noun (morning twilight period)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • hajnal noun (morning twilight period)
  • hajnal noun (time of sunrise)
  • hajnal noun (beginning)
  • pirkadat noun (rising of the sun)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • afturelding noun (morning twilight period)
  • dagrenning noun (morning twilight period)
  • dögun noun (morning twilight period)
  • dögun noun (time of sunrise)

Ido

2 entries
  • jornesko noun (morning twilight period)
  • jorneskar verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Ilocano

1 entries
  • bannawag noun (morning twilight period)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • fajar verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)
  • subuh verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Irish

3 entries
  • camhaoir noun (morning twilight period)
  • breacadh an lae verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)
  • camhaoir verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Istriot

1 entries
  • alba noun (morning twilight period)

Italian

4 entries
  • alba noun (morning twilight period)
  • alba noun (rising of the sun)
  • alba noun (time of sunrise)
  • alba noun (beginning)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 夜明け noun (morning twilight period)
  • 夜明け noun (rising of the sun)
  • 明け方 noun (time of sunrise)
  • 暁 noun (morning twilight period)

Kabuverdianu

1 entries
  • madrugada noun (morning twilight period)

Karelian

1 entries
  • kajoš noun (morning twilight period)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • арай noun (morning twilight period)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ព្រលឹម noun (morning twilight period)
  • ព្រលឹម noun (rising of the sun)

Korean

4 entries
  • 새벽 noun (morning twilight period)
  • 새벽 noun (time of sunrise)
  • 새벽 noun (beginning)
  • 해돋이 noun (rising of the sun)

Kumyk

3 entries
  • танг белги бермек verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)
  • танго къатмакъ verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)
  • ярыкъ болмакъ verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • таң noun (morning twilight period)
  • таң агара баштоо verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Latin

4 entries
  • aurora noun (rising of the sun)
  • aurora noun (time of sunrise)
  • aurora noun (beginning)
  • aurōra noun (morning twilight period)

Lithuanian

4 entries
  • aušra noun (morning twilight period)
  • aušra noun (rising of the sun)
  • žara noun (morning twilight period)
  • aũšti verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • зора noun (morning twilight period)
  • зора noun (time of sunrise)
  • зора noun (beginning)
  • изгрев noun (rising of the sun)

Malay

1 entries
  • subuh verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Maltese

4 entries
  • sebħ noun (morning twilight period)
  • żerniq noun (morning twilight period)
  • tbexbix verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)
  • żerniq verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Malvi

1 entries
  • पो noun (morning twilight period)

Manchu

3 entries
  • ᡤᡝᡵᠰᡳ ᡶᡝᡵᠰᡳ noun (morning twilight period)
  • ᡤᡝᡵᡝᡴᡝ noun (rising of the sun)
  • ᡤᡝᡵᠰᡳ ᡶᡝᡵᠰᡳ verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Marathi

1 entries
  • पहाट verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Middle Persian

2 entries
  • 𐭠𐭥𐭱 noun (morning twilight period)
  • 𐭠𐭥𐭱𐭡𐭠𐭬 noun (rising of the sun)

Māori

4 entries
  • ata hāpara noun (morning twilight period)
  • haeata noun (morning twilight period)
  • hāpara noun (morning twilight period)
  • pūaotanga noun (morning twilight period)

Nanai

1 entries
  • гиван noun (morning twilight period)

Navajo

3 entries
  • hayoołkááł noun (morning twilight period)
  • hayííłką́ noun (morning twilight period)
  • yikáííhdą́ą́ʼ noun (time of sunrise)

Neapolitan

1 entries
  • arba noun (morning twilight period)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • soloppgang noun (rising of the sun)
  • solrenning noun (rising of the sun)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • daggry noun (morning twilight period)
  • dagning noun (morning twilight period)
  • demring noun (morning twilight period)
  • grålysning noun (morning twilight period)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • daggry noun (morning twilight period)
  • dagning noun (morning twilight period)
  • grålysning noun (morning twilight period)
  • morgongry noun (morning twilight period)

Old English

4 entries
  • dagung noun (rising of the sun)
  • dagung noun (time of sunrise)
  • dægrēd noun (morning twilight period)
  • dagian verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Oromo

2 entries
  • abboroo noun (morning twilight period)
  • obboroo noun (morning twilight period)

Ossetian

2 entries
  • ӕхсид noun (morning twilight period)
  • ӕхси́д verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries
  • طاك noun (morning twilight period)
  • طاك noun (rising of the sun)
  • طاك noun (time of sunrise)
  • چاك noun (morning twilight period)

Persian

4 entries
  • سپیده noun (morning twilight period)
  • پرگاس noun (rising of the sun)
  • سپیدهدم verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)
  • پگاه verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Polish

4 entries
  • brzask noun (morning twilight period)
  • zaranie noun (beginning)
  • świt noun (morning twilight period)
  • świt noun (beginning)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • alva noun (morning twilight period)
  • alva noun (rising of the sun)
  • alvorada noun (morning twilight period)
  • alvorada noun (rising of the sun)

Punjabi

4 entries
  • ਝਲਾਂਗ noun (morning twilight period)
  • ਤੜਕਾ noun (morning twilight period)
  • ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤ noun (morning twilight period)
  • ਫ਼ਜਰ noun (morning twilight period)

Quechua

4 entries
  • paqar noun (rising of the sun)
  • achikyay verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)
  • paqariy verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)
  • warayay verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Romanian

4 entries
  • alba noun (morning twilight period)
  • alba noun (rising of the sun)
  • auroră noun (morning twilight period)
  • auroră noun (rising of the sun)

Romansch

1 entries
  • alva noun (morning twilight period)

Russian

4 entries
  • восхо́д noun (rising of the sun)
  • восхо́д со́лнца noun (rising of the sun)
  • восхо́д со́лнца noun (time of sunrise)
  • заря noun (rising of the sun)

Samoan

1 entries
  • pogipogi noun (morning twilight period)

Sanskrit

4 entries
  • उषस् noun (morning twilight period)
  • उषस् noun (rising of the sun)
  • उषा noun (morning twilight period)
  • उषा noun (rising of the sun)

Sardinian

4 entries
  • alba noun (rising of the sun)
  • arbéschida noun (morning twilight period)
  • arbòre noun (morning twilight period)
  • impoddile noun (rising of the sun)

Sassarese

4 entries
  • billòcca noun (morning twilight period)
  • chintari noun (morning twilight period)
  • pisata di soli noun (rising of the sun)
  • billòcca verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • beul an latha noun (morning twilight period)
  • beul an latha noun (time of sunrise)
  • briseadh-latha noun (morning twilight period)
  • briseadh-latha noun (time of sunrise)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • prȁskozōrje noun (morning twilight period)
  • rasvet noun (time of sunrise)
  • rasvetliti noun (time of sunrise)
  • razdan noun (time of sunrise)

Sicilian

3 entries
  • abba noun (morning twilight period)
  • alba noun (morning twilight period)
  • arba noun (morning twilight period)

Slovene

3 entries
  • zora noun (rising of the sun)
  • daniti verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)
  • se razkriti verb (to start to appear, to be realized)

Somali

1 entries
  • waabari noun (morning twilight period)

Southern Altai

2 entries
  • таҥ noun (morning twilight period)
  • таҥ адар verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Spanish

4 entries
  • alba noun (morning twilight period)
  • alba noun (rising of the sun)
  • amanecer noun (morning twilight period)
  • amanecer noun (rising of the sun)

Swahili

2 entries
  • alfajiri noun (morning twilight period)
  • kucha verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Swedish

4 entries
  • gryning noun (morning twilight period)
  • gryning noun (time of sunrise)
  • gryning noun (beginning)
  • morgonrodnad noun (morning twilight period)

Sylheti

1 entries
  • ꠇꠣꠟꠣꠁꠘ꠆ꠎꠤ verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • bukang-liwayway noun (morning twilight period)

Tamil

4 entries
  • உதிப்பு noun (rising of the sun)
  • எழுச்சி noun (beginning)
  • எழுபோது noun (morning twilight period)
  • எழுபோது noun (time of sunrise)

Telugu

3 entries
  • ప్రభాతము noun (morning twilight period)
  • ప్రొద్దు noun (morning twilight period)
  • తెల్లారు verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Thai

2 entries
  • ย่ำรุ่ง noun (morning twilight period)
  • เช้ามืด noun (morning twilight period)

Turkish

4 entries
  • seher noun (morning twilight period)
  • tan noun (morning twilight period)
  • şafak noun (morning twilight period)
  • şafak noun (rising of the sun)

Udi

2 entries
  • кай verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)
  • каьй verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • зоря́ noun (morning twilight period)
  • світа́нок noun (morning twilight period)
  • схід noun (rising of the sun)

Unami

1 entries
  • òpàn verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Urdu

4 entries
  • اشا noun (morning twilight period)
  • اشراق noun (morning twilight period)
  • تڑکا noun (morning twilight period)
  • سحر noun (morning twilight period)

Vaghri

1 entries
  • ઊજારો noun (morning twilight period)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • bình minh noun (morning twilight period)
  • rạng đông noun (morning twilight period)

Volapük

1 entries
  • gödalulit noun (morning twilight period)

Welsh

3 entries
  • gwawr noun (morning twilight period)
  • gwawrio verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)
  • sylweddoli verb (to start to appear, to be realized)

Yakut

1 entries
  • тыҥ noun (morning twilight period)

Yao

1 entries
  • kuca verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)

Yiddish

4 entries
  • באַגינען noun (morning twilight period)
  • פֿאַרטאָג noun (morning twilight period)
  • פֿאַרטאָג noun (time of sunrise)
  • פֿרימאָרגן noun (morning twilight period)

Zazaki

2 entries
  • sıpêde verb (to begin to brighten with daylight)
  • tiji akewten verb (to start to appear, to be realized)

Sample sentences

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I got along so well with the guy sitting next to me at the pub that we ended up drinking together till dawn.

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I'm beat. I've been working from dawn to dusk.

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By the time the party is over, dawn will be breaking.

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The accident occurred at dawn.

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