Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun aurora

3 senses of aurora

Sense 1
dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow -- (the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning")
       => hour, time of day -- (clock time; "the hour is getting late")

Sense 2
aurora -- (an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force)
       => atmospheric phenomenon -- (a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere)

Sense 3
Aurora -- ((Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos)
       INSTANCE OF=> Roman deity -- (a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans)