morning
UK /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ · US /ˈmoɹnɪŋ/ noun, proper noun
Forms mornings
- noun The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon. “I'll see you tomorrow morning.”
- noun (figurative) The early part of anything.
- noun (obsolete) That part of the day from dawn until the main meal (typically in late afternoon).
- noun (chiefly Scotland) The first alcoholic drink of the day; a morning draught.
- proper noun A surname.
Synonyms
a.m. forenoon yeender beforenoon early bright foreday matin morn morrow prime sparrow-fart undertime morning time good morning dawn dawning aurora first light daybreak break of day break of the day dayspring sunrise sunup cockcrow
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English morwenynge, from morwen + -ynge. By surface analysis, morn + -ing. See also morrow (Middle English morwe).
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “morning”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details