dawnlight
- noun
- /ˈdɔnˌlaɪt/
- As the dawnlight broke over the horizon, they felt a renewed sense of hope for the day ahead.
Examples
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Eventually, I fell asleep and woke in dawnlight to find my mother bending over me.
Fiction book (1999) -
Of dawnlight, her cheek is made.
Fiction book (1992) -
It was still dark, but the feel of it was close to dawnlight.
Fiction book (1998) -
Dawnlight filled the cockpit, and she saw she was dangerously low on fuel; still, she had to push for altitude, taking up time and gas.
Fiction book (1994) -
The rosy dawnlight spilled through the trees, creating a beautiful scene as the day began.
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She stood by the window, watching the gentle dawnlight illuminate the sleeping town.
Synonyms
The first light in the sky before the sun rises
The time in the morning when the sky starts to get bright
The time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky
Very early in the morning when the sun first appears
Light that appears early in the day soon after sunrise
The time when the first light appears in the morning
The first light of morning when the sun rises
A time that brings a fresh start after a long hard time
The time just before sunrise when it is still dark
First light in the morning when the sky begins to get bright
The first light of morning when the sun begins to appear
The first light of day when the sky begins to brighten
Very early morning when the first light comes
A warm golden light from the sun at sunrise or sunset
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dawnlight is a simple blend of two common words, dawn ('the beginning of the day') and light ('what lets you see'). So it creates the image of the soft, pale light that appears at morning and can also mean the start of hope or a new era.