Definition of MORNING

morning

Plural: mornings

Noun

  • The period of time between dawn and noon.
  • the time period between dawn and noon
    • "I spent the morning running errands"
  • a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
  • the first light of day
    • "they talked until morning"
  • the earliest period
    • "the morning of the world"
  • 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.

Examples

  • Every morning, she practices new word strategies for Words With Friends.
  • I'll see you tomorrow morning.
  • I'm working in the morning, so let's meet in the afternoon.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, forenoon, good morning, morn, morning time, sunrise, sunup, a.m., beforenoon, early bright, foreday, matin, morning, morrow, prime, sparrow-fart, undertime, yeender

Antonyms

sunset, afternoon

Scrabble Score: 10

morning: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
morning: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
morning: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

morning: valid Words With Friends Word