morning

American  

[mawr-ning] / ˈmɔr nɪŋ /

noun

1. the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.

2. the beginning of day; dawn.

   Morning is almost here.

   Synonyms:

   sunrise, daybreak, morn

3. the first or early period of anything; beginning.

   the morning of life.

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adjective

1. of or relating to morning.

   the morning hours.

2. occurring, appearing, used, etc., in the morning.

   a morning coffee break.

morning British  

/ ˈmɔːnɪŋ /

noun

1. the first part of the day, ending at or around noon

2. sunrise; daybreak; dawn

3. the beginning or early period

   the morning of the world

4. informal the aftereffects of excess, esp a hangover

5. (modifier) of, used, or occurring in the morning

   morning coffee

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morning Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing morning

• Monday-morning quarterback
• good day (morning)

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Usage

What is a basic definition of morning? Morning refers to the beginning of the day. Morning is used figuratively to refer to the beginning of anything. Morning is also used to describe something that involves or occurs during the morning.Depending on who you ask, the exact hours of the morning will be different. Generally speaking, morning begins either at sunrise or at midnight (12 a.m.) and ends at noon (12 p.m.).

• Real-life examples: People usually sleep at night and wake up in the morning. The sun rises in the morning. Roosters are known to crow during the morning when the sun comes up.
• Used in a sentence: I would rather sleep until noon than wake up early in the morning.

Morning is also used figuratively to mean the beginning of something, such as a life, or an early period of something.

• Real-life examples: The first movies were made in the morning of the film industry. Babyhood is the morning of a human’s life.
• Used in a sentence: Archaeologists discovered artifacts left behind by people who lived during the morning of civilization.

As an adjective, morning means that something is related to the morning or happens during the morning.

• Real-life examples: A morning person likes being awake in the morning. A morning shower is taken in the early part of the day.
• Used in a sentence: Delivering the morning newspaper means waking up at 5 a.m.

Other Word Forms

• premorning adjective

Etymology

Origin of morning

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English; morn + -ing ¹; modeled on evening

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, Best was fortunate to get his spot in history having picked up the ride on the morning of the race after amateur jockey Ella Herbison missed her flight.

From BBC

After weeks of negotiations, EU leaders met Thursday morning to decide on what is called the reparations loan.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is food designed to meet you where you are, whether that’s a weeknight spiral, a crowded table or a quiet morning with coffee and crumbs.

From Salon

New figures released this morning showed a modest cooling to 2.7%.

From Salon

More than 150 tractors clogged the streets of central Brussels Thursday morning with many more expected.

From Barron's

Related Words

• dawn