dawn
Night's final breath
The time of day when light begins, usually considered to precede sunrise, is dawn.
By extension, the dawn of something is its beginning: It happened during the dawn of civilization.
If something dawns on you, it occurs to you, especially suddenly or surprisingly: It dawned on me that he was ill.
To say that the day dawns is to say that it comes or begins.
Morning light's arrival
- sunupMorning's first light
- cockcrowDawn, announced by fowl
- twilightLight after sunset
- auroraAtmospheric light display
morning · horizon · glow · skyline · crepuscule · glimmer · amber · daylight
To set going
- onsetStarting point of something
- birthComing into the world
- emergenceComing into existence
- genesisPoint of creation
origin · advent · threshold · brink · cusp · verge · outset · commencement
Complete lack of motion
- hushAbsence of sound
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- calmFree from agitation
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
quietude · mist · dew · birdsong · gentle · peaceful · crisp · fresh
Grasping what's true
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
understanding · awareness · recognition · discovery · comprehension · clarity · illumination · perception
Commitment to act
- optimismTendency to expect good
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
rebirth · renaissance · revival · new chapter · fresh start · turning point · silver lining · possibility
sunrise
Morning light's arrival
aurora · morning · horizon · glow · skyline · crepuscule · glimmer · amber · daylight · eastern
start
To set going
genesis · origin · advent · threshold · brink · cusp · verge · outset · commencement · opening
stillness
Complete lack of motion
tranquility · quietude · mist · dew · birdsong · gentle · peaceful · crisp · fresh · dewy
realization
Grasping what's true
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
revelation · understanding · awareness · recognition · discovery · comprehension · clarity · illumination · perception · cognition
promise
Commitment to act
- optimismTendency to expect good
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- potentialLatent capacity for development
aspiration · rebirth · renaissance · revival · new chapter · fresh start · turning point · silver lining · possibility · futurity
dawnend
Final portion or cessation
ending · conclusion · finish · close · termination
- crack of dawnEarliest morning light
- before dawnTime preceding sunrise
- dawned onBecame clear to
- dawn of timeThe absolute beginning
- dawn onBecome realized by
- break of dawnFirst light of morning