— dawnlike , adj.
/dawn/ , n.
1. the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley.
2. the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization.
v.i.
3. to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky.
4. to begin to open or develop.
5. to begin to be perceived (usually fol. by on ): The idea dawned on him.
[ bef. 1150; ME dawen (v.), OE dagian, deriv. of daeg DAY; akin to ON daga, MD, MLG dagen, OHG tagen ]
Syn. 1. daybreak, sunrise. 5. appear, occur, break.
Ant. 1. sunset.