morning
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morning¹
- /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈmoːnɪŋ/ Australia, British, New Zealand
- /ˈmoɹnɪŋ/ US
- /ˈmɔːnɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England
- /ˈmoɹnɪŋ/ Ireland
- /ˈmɑːɹnən/
- /-nəŋ/
- /mɔɾnɪŋ/ Scotland
- /mɔːnɪŋɡ/
- /mɒnɪŋ/ Eastern New England
- /mɔɹnɪŋ/
- /mɔːnɪŋ/ UK, obsolete
Sounds like mourning (horse–hoarse merger) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)nɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English morwenynge, from morwen + -ynge. By surface analysis, morn + -ing. See also morrow (Middle English morwe).
noun mornings
- The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon. I'll see you tomorrow morning.
- The early part of anything.
- That part of the day from dawn until the main meal (typically in late afternoon). Celestina […] retired to her own room, leaving her friend to the pleasing and important occupation of the toilet, in which half of what is now called morning, was usually passed by Matilda.
- The first alcoholic drink of the day; a morning draught.
Similar: forenoon, yeender, beforenoon, early bright, foreday, matin, morn, morning, morrow, prime, sparrow-fart, undertime · Opposite: afternoon
interjection
- Ellipsis of good morning Hey, ‘morning, Mario. Have you been to the dining car yet today?
Morning²
proper noun Mornings
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: antemeridian, forenoon, dawn, daybreak, dayspring, dawning, cockcrow, first light, sunup, sunrise, aurora, good morning, morning time, afternoon, evening, matin
noun
Similar: forenoon, yeender, beforenoon, early bright, foreday, matin, morn, morning, morrow, prime, sparrow-fart, undertime · Opposite: afternoon
Translations
Every language
noun part of the day between dawn and midday
| Español | mañana, matina, matino |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아침 achim |
| 日本語 | 朝 asa, 午前 gozen |
| 中文 | 上午 shàngwǔ, 早上 zǎoshang, 午前 wǔqián |
| हिन्दी | सुबह subah, तड़का taṛkā, सवेरा saverā, प्रभात prabhāt, प्रभातकाल prabhātkāl, सकाल sakāl |
| Kiswahili | asubuhi |
| Português | manhã |
| Français | matin, matinée, avant-midi |
| Deutsch | Morgen, Vormittag |
| Italiano | mattino, mattina, mattinata, mane |
| Ελληνικά | πρωί proḯ, πρωινό proïnó |
| Română | dimineață |
| Русский | у́тро útro, вре́мя до полу́дня vrémja do polúdnja, дополу́денное вре́мя dopolúdennoje vrémja |
| Tiếng Việt | buổi sáng |
| العربية | صَبَاح ṣabāḥ, غُدْوة ḡudwa |
| עברית | בֹּקֶר, בוקר bóker, שַׁחֲרִית shaharít |
noun the part of the day after midnight and before midday — see also AM
| Español | madrugada, mañana, antelucano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아침 achim, 오전 ojeon |
| 日本語 | 午前 gozen |
| 中文 | 早晨, 上午 shàngwǔ, 早上 zǎoshang |
| हिन्दी | सवेरा saverā, सुबह subah, तड़का taṛkā, प्रभात prabhāt, उषा uṣā, उदय uday |
| Kiswahili | asubuhi |
| Português | manhã, madrugada |
| Français | matin, matinée |
| Deutsch | Morgen |
| Italiano | mattina, mattino, mattinata, mane |
| Ελληνικά | πρωί proḯ, πρωινό proïnó |
| Română | dimineață |
| Русский | у́тро útro, ночь nočʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | buổi sáng |
| العربية | صَبَاح ṣabāḥ, شُرُوق šurūq |
| עברית | בֹּקֶר bóker |
Talk about this word "morning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/morning. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. morning. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/morning "morning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/morning.Cite this
@misc{morning_2026,
title = {morning},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morning},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
