morning

mor-ning · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The period of time from sunrise to noon.

  2. 2.

    The early part of the day, from midnight to noon.

  3. 3.

    The beginning or early period of something.

  4. 4.

    Occurring or done in the morning.

Forms

plural: mornings

Related words

Antonyms: evening, night
See also: afternoon, dawn, evening
Synonyms: dawn, daybreak, sunrise

Etymology

From Middle English "morwening," from "morwen" (morrow, morning) plus "-ing." Related to German "Morgen" and Dutch "morgen."