morning
/'mɔ:niɳ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The early part of the day, from sunrise to noon: The period of time between dawn and midday.
- The beginning or early period of something: Used figuratively to describe the initial stages of a time period, era, or life.
- A conventional greeting for that time of day: A word used in expressions of greeting or farewell specific to this time.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Time of Day):
- I drink coffee every morning.
- The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
- She goes for a run in the morning.
- Noun (Figurative Beginning):
- The treaty was signed in the morning of the new century.
- He was in the morning of his career.
- Noun (Greeting):
- He said "Good morning" to his neighbors.
Advanced Usage
- "Morning of the world": A poetic phrase referring to the earliest period of history or creation.
- The ancient myths tell stories from the morning of the world.
- "In the morning of life": A literary expression meaning during one's youth or early adulthood.
- The decisions we make in the morning of life shape our future.
Variants and Related Words
- Morn (n, literary): Morning.
- He rose at morn to begin his journey.
- Morningtide (n, archaic): Morning time.
- Forenoon (n): The period of the day before noon; morning.
Synonyms
- Dawn: The first light of day; the beginning of morning.
- Daybreak: The time in the morning when light first appears.
- Forenoon: The part of the day from morning to noon.
Related Phrases
- Good morning: The standard greeting used in the morning.
- Morning person: A person who feels most energetic and alert in the morning.
- Morning sickness: Nausea occurring in the morning, typically in early pregnancy.
Idioms Related
- Morning, noon, and night: Constantly; all the time.
- He works morning, noon, and night to finish the project.
- The morning after (the night before): The day after an event, especially one involving overindulgence, often implying a hangover or regret.
- He was feeling terrible, a classic case of the morning after.
Noun
- the earliest period
- the dawn of civilization
- the morning of the world
- the first light of day
- we got up before dawn
- they talked until morning
- a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
- the time period between dawn and noon
- I spent the morning running errands