morning

morn·ing

noun \ˈmȯr-niŋ\

Definition of MORNING

1

a : dawn

b : the time from sunrise to noon

c : the time from midnight to noon

2

: a period of first development : beginning

Examples of MORNING

1. She liked to get things done early in the morning.
2. I worked in the yard for part of the morning.
3. I saw him this morning, and I'll be meeting with him again tomorrow morning.
4. We have a meeting scheduled for 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
5. On Sunday mornings I like to relax and read the newspaper.
6. She arrived on the morning of March 18.
7. the morning after a storm
8. It was early morning when I woke.
9. We sat around drinking coffee all morning.
10. We won't find out until morning.

Origin of MORNING

Middle English, from morn + -ing (as in evening)

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to MORNING

Synonyms

forenoon, morn

Antonyms

nightfall, sundown, sunset

Related Words

aurora, dawn, dawning, daybreak, daylight; cockcrow, sunrise, sunup; day, daytime, light

Near Antonyms

dark, darkness, night, nighttime, twilight; dusk, evening, nightfall, sundown, sunset; afternoon

Other Calendar Terms

antedate, estival, gloaming, luster, sesquicentennial

Rhymes with MORNING

mourning, warning