dawning

dawn  (dôn)

n.

1. The time each morning at which daylight first begins.

2. A first appearance; a beginning: the dawn of history. See Synonyms at beginning.

intr.v. dawned, dawn·ing, dawns

1. To begin to become light in the morning.

2. To begin to appear or develop; emerge.

3. To begin to be perceived or understood: Realization of the danger soon dawned on us.

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[From Middle English daunen, to dawn, probably a back-formation from dauning, daybreak, alteration of dauing, from Old English dagung, from dagian, to dawn; see agh- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dawning - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, daybreak, dayspring, first light, sunrise, sunup, morning time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"

Translations

dawning [ˈdɔːnɪŋ]

A. ADJ [hope etc] → naciente

B. N (= beginning) → albores mpl
the dawning of the space age → los albores de la era espacial
the first dawning of hope → el primer atisbo or rayo de esperanza

dawning [ˈdɔːnɪŋ]

1. adj (day, hope) → appena nato/a

2. n = dawn 1b

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dawning [ˈdɔːnɪŋ]

1. adj (day, hope) → appena nato/a

2. n = dawn 1b