morning A1 Topic:Time Also spelled mawnin and mornin US /ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/ UK /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #256 Meanings 1 noun The early part of the day, from when the sun rises until noon. I spent the whole morning running errands. 2 intj A short way of saying 'good morning'. Morning, Sarah, did you sleep well? Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the early part of the day,... mornforenoon 2 intj · a short way of saying 'good... good morning More beforenoonforedaymatinmorrowprimesparrow-fartundertimeyeender ↔ Opposites afternoon Word family Forms mornings Derived forms amorningsmid-morningmidmorningmonday-morningmorning-aftermorning-dressedmorning-giftmorning-landmorning-noon-and-nightmorning-roommorning-suitedmorningbird Related forms dawndewduskeveningmiddaymidnightmornnightpostdawn Common collocations early morning Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English morwenynge, from morwen + -ynge. By surface analysis, morn + -ing. See also morrow (Middle English morwe). morwenynge Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # morning **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun, intj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 256 ## Meanings 1. The early part of the day, from when the sun rises until noon. 2. A short way of saying 'good morning'. ## Examples - I spent the whole morning running errands. - Morning, Sarah, did you sleep well? ## Synonyms - beforenoon - foreday - forenoon - matin - morn - morrow - prime - sparrow-fart - undertime - yeender ## Antonyms - afternoon ## Derived Forms - amornings - mid-morning - midmorning - monday-morning - morning-after - morning-dressed - morning-gift - morning-land - morning-noon-and-night - morning-room - morning-suited - morningbird ## Related Forms - dawn - dew - dusk - evening - midday - midnight - morn - night - postdawn ## Roots and Affixes - Root: morwenynge ## Etymology From Middle English morwenynge, from morwen + -ynge. By surface analysis, morn + -ing. See also morrow (Middle English morwe). ## AI Etymology Morning comes from Middle English morwenynge, from morwen + -ynge. By surface analysis, morn + -ing. See also morrow (Middle English morwe). In present-day English its meanings include the early part of the day, from when the sun rises until noon and a short way of saying 'good morning'. Related and derived forms include dawn, dew, dusk, and amornings. ## Topics - Time markdown