One might have heard the idiom from Dawn to Dusk, actually both these words dawn and dusk refers to the specific times of the day. The idiom mentioned above means from early morning until night. So it should be made sure that dawn is regarding the day and dusk is regarding the night. Dawn is the time of the day when night ends and the first light appears in the sky before sunrise, in other words we can say that dawn is the starting of the day and ending of the day, On the other hand, dusk is the time of the day just before the sunset when the light disappears in the sky and the night is just on its way to start.
The word dusk is derived from the Old English term ‘dox’ meaning complete darkness, on the other hand, the word dawn is derived from the Old English term ‘dagian’, which refers to the time when first light falls.
Dawn is the time in between night and day, whereas the dusk is the time in between evening and night.
Dawn is associated with calmness and hope in the English literature, whereas dusk is associated with sadness or severity in the English literature.
Dawn is the time of the day when night ends and the first light appears in the sky before sunrise, while dusk is the time of the day just before the sunset when the light disappears in the sky and the night is just on its way to start.
Dawn
The time each morning at which daylight first begins.
Dusk
The darker stage of twilight, especially in the evening.
Dawn
A first appearance; a beginning
The dawn of history.
Dusk
Tending to darkness; dusky.
Dawn
To begin to become light in the morning.
Dusk
To become or make dark or dusky.
Dawn
To begin to appear or develop; emerge.
Dusk
A period of time at the end of day when the sun is below the horizon but before the full onset of night, especially the darker part of twilight.
Dawn
To begin to be perceived or understood
Realization of the danger soon dawned on us.
Dawn
(intransitive) To begin to brighten with daylight.
A new day dawns.
Dusk
The condition of being dusky; duskiness
Dawn
(intransitive) To start to appear or be realized.
I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him.
Dusk
(intransitive) To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk.
Dawn
(intransitive) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
Dusk
(transitive) To make dusk.
Dawn
(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
Dusk
Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
Dawn
(countable) The rising of the sun.
Dusk
Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
A pathless desert, dusk with horrid shades.
Dawn
(uncountable) The time when the sun rises.
She rose before dawn to meet the train.
Dusk
Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.
Dawn
(uncountable) The earliest phase of something.
The dawn of civilization
Dusk
A darkish color.
Whose duck set off the whiteness of the skin.
Dawn
To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break, or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns.
In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene . . . to see the sepulcher.
Dusk
To make dusk.
After the sun is up, that shadow which dusketh the light of the moon must needs be under the earth.
Dawn
To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
When life awakes, and dawns at every line.
Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid.
Dawn
The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise.
And oft at dawn, deep noon, or falling eve.
No sun, no moon, no morn, no noon,No dawn, no dusk, no proper time of day.
Dusk
The time of day immediately following sunset;
He loved the twilight
They finished before the fall of night
Dawn
First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise.
These tender circumstances diffuse a dawn of serenity over the soul.
Dawn
The first light of day;
We got up before dawn
They talked until morning
Dawn
The earliest period;
The dawn of civilization
The morning of the world
Dawn
An opening time period;
It was the dawn of the Roman Empire
Dawn
Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions;
It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
She was penetrated with sorrow
Dawn
Appear or develop;
The age of computers had dawned
Dawn
Become light;
It started to dawn, and we had to get up
It is the time of the day for the limited duration just before the full sunrise. In other words we can say that it is the time period when the night is ending and the day is commencing. It is neither not nor morning as the first light of the day appears in the dark sky. The light taken as the first light of the day is the sunlight, though rather than yellowish color light it appears to be of red color. Rather just a specific time of the day, dawn is symbolized as hope and wisdom in the literature. In many of the world religions dawn is one of the most ideal time to pray and meditate. It is also associated with good health as experts believe that waking up at dawn makes you mentally healthy and physically fit.
It is the time of the day when daylight fades and the night is about to come. The sun disappears in the sky and gives quite the similar view as of the dawn. Although dusk is the much busier time of the day as the night is just about to start and commuters are on their way back to homes but in literature it is taken as an unhappy or depressed time as darkness is just about to fall. It should be kept mentioned that in literature morning or dawn is seen as a ray of hope, whereas night or dusk is seen as a a sad or low morale time of the day. The word dusk is derived from the Old English term ‘dox’ meaning complete darkness. Dusk is the time of the day in between evening and night, the sunsets and the night or darkness takes over the sky.
