dawn
noun
the first appearance of daylight in the morning.
dawnlike
-
a word derived from
dawn.
Example Sentences
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The Stockhausen is best known for that relentless beginning, but I was more struck in Mr. Aimard’s performance — and on this particular walk — by the sensual, dawnlike curlicues near the end.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2020
The oil-drilling rig and its surrounding shacks lay dim in the dawnlike light of Arctic high noon one day last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
So gay, feminine, and dawnlike was the illumination, that Maskull's spirits immediately started to rise, although he did not wish it.
From A Voyage to Arcturus by Lindsay, David
And this faded purple, this dawnlike tint, so delicately soft, was in truth exquisite.
From Doctor Pascal by Serrano, Mary J. (Mary Jane)
