morning

A1 Topic:Time

Also spelled mawnin and mornin

US /ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/ UK /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ See IPA manual

noun intj 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?

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Synonyms

1 noun · the early part of the day,... morn forenoon

2 intj · a short way of saying 'good... good morning

More beforenoonforedaymatinmorrow primesparrow-fartundertimeyeender

Opposites

afternoon

Word family

Forms mornings

Derived forms amorningsmid-morningmidmorningmonday-morningmorning-aftermorning-dressedmorning-giftmorning-landmorning-noon-and-nightmorning-roommorning-suitedmorningbird

Related forms dawn dew dusk evening midday midnight morn nightpostdawn

Etymology

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

morwenynge Middle English

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# 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

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