awning

noun

aw·​ning ˈȯ-niŋ 

ˈä-niŋ

: a rooflike cover extending over or in front of a place (as over the deck or in front of a door or window) as a shelter

awninged

ˈȯ-niŋd 

ˈä-niŋd

adjective

Synonyms

• roof
• canopy
• tent

Examples of awning in a Sentence

stayed under the awning outside the shop during the rainstorm

Recent Examples on the Web

If your summer dreams include sipping espresso under striped awnings in Montmartre or serving flaky pastries on delicate dishes beneath a blooming window box, Anthropologie’s new Café Violette Collection was created for you. —Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025

The exterior was white stucco and the windows adorned with the green-and-white-striped awnings of an Italian villa. —Hazlitt, 11 June 2025

Those without umbrellas crouched under trees and retreated to awnings of businesses and apartment buildings. —Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025

The red window awnings of Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet’s are almost as iconic as the Eiffel Tower itself. —Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for awning

• conning
• dawning
• donning
• fawning
• pawning
• spawning
• yawning

Kids Definition

awning

noun

aw·​ning ˈȯn-iŋ 

ˈän-

: a cover (as of canvas) that shades or shelters like a roof