Morning — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the time period between dawn and noon

a conventional expression of greeting or farewell

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɔːɹnɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɔːnɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɔːnɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɔːɹnɪŋ/.

Examples

I spent the morning running errands
we got up before dawn
they talked until morning

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dawning sunrise good morning first light dayspring aurora sunup morn dawn forenoon morning time break of day break of the day daybreak cockcrow

Antonyms

sunset

Parts of Speech

noun	the time period between dawn and noon “I spent the morning running errands”
noun	a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
noun	the first light of day “we got up before dawn”
noun	the earliest period “the dawn of civilization”

Word Forms

dawn	verb	become light
auroral	adjective	characteristic of the dawn
aurorean	adjective	characteristic of the dawn

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Morgen

die Zeitspanne zwischen Morgendämmerung und Mittag

🇫🇷French

matin

la période entre l'aube et midi

🇪🇸Spanish

mañana

el período de tiempo entre el amanecer y el mediodía

🇮🇹Italian

Mattina

il periodo di tempo compreso tra l'alba e mezzogiorno

🇳🇱Dutch

ochtend

de periode tussen zonsopgang en middaguur

🇵🇹Portuguese

manhã

o período de tempo entre o amanhecer e o meio-dia

🇷🇺Russian

утро

период времени между рассветом и полуднем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुबह

भोर और दोपहर के बीच की समय अवधि

🇧🇩Bengali

সকাল

ভোর এবং দুপুরের মধ্যে সময়কাল

🇮🇳Tamil

காலை

விடியலுக்கும் நண்பகலுக்கும் இடைப்பட்ட காலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉదయం

తెల్లవారుజాము మరియు మధ్యాహ్నం మధ్య సమయం

🇮🇳Marathi

सकाळी

पहाटे आणि दुपारचा कालावधी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સવાર

સવાર અને બપોર વચ્ચેનો સમયગાળો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ

ಮುಂಜಾನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದ ನಡುವಿನ ಅವಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രാവിലെ

പ്രഭാതത്തിനും ഉച്ചയ്ക്കും ഇടയിലുള്ള സമയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਵੇਰ

ਸਵੇਰ ਅਤੇ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

صبح

فجر اور دوپہر کے درمیان کا وقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

早晨

黎明到中午之间的时间段

🇯🇵Japanese

朝

夜明けから正午までの時間帯

🇰🇷Korean

아침

새벽부터 정오까지의 시간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

buổi sáng

khoảng thời gian giữa bình minh và trưa

🇹🇭Thai

เช้า

ช่วงเวลาระหว่างรุ่งเช้าถึงเที่ยงวัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

Pagi

periode waktu antara fajar dan siang hari

🇵🇭Filipino

umaga

ang tagal ng panahon sa pagitan ng madaling araw at tanghali

🇲🇾Malay

pagi

tempoh masa antara subuh dan tengah hari

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صباح

الفترة الزمنية بين الفجر والظهيرة

🇮🇷Persian

صبح

بازه زمانی بین سحر تا ظهر

🇹🇷Turkish

Sabah

şafak vakti ile öğle vakti arasındaki zaman dilimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שַׁחַר

פרק הזמן שבין עלות השחר לצהריים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'morning'?

The primary meaning of 'morning' is 'the time period between dawn and noon'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'morning' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'morning' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'morning' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'morning' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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