English Explanatory Dictionary

morning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
The early part of anything.
That part of the day from dawn until the main meal (typically in late afternoon).
The first alcoholic drink of the day; a morning draught.

intj

Ellipsis of good morning.

name

A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ En-uk-morning.ogg /ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/ en-us-morning.ogg /ˈmoɹnɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːɹnən/ /ˈmɑːɹnəŋ/ /mɔːɹnɪŋ/ /mɔːnɪŋ/

Word forms

morning mornings

Etymology

From Middle English morwenynge, from morwen + -ynge. By surface analysis, morn + -ing. See also morrow (Middle English morwe).

Synonyms

forenoon yeender beforenoon early bright foreday matin morn morning morrow prime sparrow-fart undertime a.m.

Antonyms

afternoon

Related words

morn early morning dawn first light postdawn midday evening dusk night midnight dawn chorus dew

Derived words

amornings bright and morning star coffee morning European morning Europe morning forget to take one's medication this morning forget to take one's pills this morning Japanese morning glory like a kid on Christmas morning Mexican morning glory mid-morning midmorning Monday-morning Monday morning disease Monday-morning quarterback Monday morning quarterback morning-after morning after morning-after pill morning after the night before Morning Bay morning bean morningbird morning breath Morning Breeze morning call morning coat morning draught morning dress morning-dressed morningful morning gift morning-gift morning glory morning goods morning gown morning grouch morning gun morning impaired morning kitchen morning-land morning land morningless morning line morningly morningmare morningness morning-noon-and-night morning person morning prayer morning prayers morning report morning rite morning roll morning room morning-room morning show morning sickness morning sleep morning star

Translations

Aari: zémma Afrikaans: oggend Afrikaans: môre Akan: anɔpa Albanian: mëngjes Aleut: qilax̂ Southern Altai: эртен Southern Altai: таҥ Amis: dafak Arabic: صَبَاح Arabic: غُدْوة Arabic: صباح Arabic: صُبُح Arabic: شُرُوق Aragonese: maitín Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܨܲܦܪܵܐ Aramaic: צַפְרָא Aramaic: ܨܦܪܐ Armenian: առավոտ Armenian: ցերեկ Aromanian: dimineatsã Aromanian: tahina Aromanian: sãbai Assamese: ৰাতিপুৱা Assamese: পুৱা Assamese: বিহান Assamese: ভোৰ Asturian: mañana Azerbaijani: sabah Azerbaijani: səhər Bangi: ntongo Bashkir: иртәнсәк Bashkir: иртә Basque: goiz Belarusian: ра́ніца Bengali: সকাল Central Bikol: aga Breton: beure Breton: mintin Bulgarian: су́трин Bulgarian: у́тро Bulgarian: предо́бед Burmese: နံနက် Carpathian Rusyn: ра́но Catalan: matí Catalan: matinada Cebuano: buntag Cebuano: kadlawon Chechen: ӏуьйре Chinese Cantonese: 上晝 /上昼 Chinese Cantonese: 朝頭早 /朝头早 Chinese: 早起 Chinese Mandarin: 上午 Chinese Mandarin: 早上 Chinese Mandarin: 午前 Chinese Mandarin: 早晨 Chukchi: митив Chuvash: ир Maore Comorian: asuɓuhi Crimean Tatar: saba Czech: ráno Czech: dopoledne Danish: morgen Danish: formiddag Central Dusun: doungosuab Dutch: ochtend Dutch: morgen Dutch: voormiddag

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