Midnight vs. Dawn
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Difference Between Midnight and Dawn
Midnightnoun
(historical) The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.
Dawnverb
(intransitive) To begin to brighten with daylight.
A new day dawns.Midnightnoun
12 o'clock at night exactly.
Dawnverb
(intransitive) To start to appear or be realized.
I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him.Midnightadjective
(poetic) Utterly dark or black.
Dawnverb
(intransitive) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
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Midnightnoun
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night;
young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnightDawnnoun
(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
Dawnnoun
(countable) The rising of the sun.
Dawnnoun
(uncountable) The time when the sun rises.
She rose before dawn to meet the train.Dawnnoun
(uncountable) The beginning.
the dawn of civilizationDawnnoun
the first light of day;
we got up before dawnthey talked until morningADVERTISEMENT
Dawnnoun
the earliest period;
the dawn of civilizationthe morning of the worldDawnnoun
an opening time period;
it was the dawn of the Roman EmpireDawnverb
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions;
It dawned on him that she had betrayed himshe was penetrated with sorrowDawnverb
appear or develop;
The age of computers had dawnedDawnverb
become light;
It started to dawn, and we had to get up
