daybreak

Plural: daybreaks

Noun

• The first appearance of light in the morning.
• the first light of day
• The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.

Examples

• They played Scrabble until daybreak, fueled by caffeine and competitive spirit.

Synonyms

aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup, break of dawn, crack of dawn

Antonyms

sunset, dusk, nightfall