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

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Other Calendar Terms

antedate, estival, gloaming, luster, sesquicentennial

Rhymes with MORNING

mourning, warning