forenoon

American  

[fawr-noon, fohr-, fawr-noon, fohr-] / ˌfɔrˈnun, ˌfoʊr-, ˈfɔrˌnun, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

1. the period of daylight before noon.

2. the latter part of the morning.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the forenoon.

forenoon British  

/ ˈfɔːˌnuːn /

noun

1. 1. the daylight hours before or just before noon

   2. ( as modifier )

      a forenoon conference

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Etymology

Origin of forenoon

1375–1425; late Middle English. See fore-, noon

Example Sentences

Forenoon delight: That’d be coffee, followed by more coffee.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2022

Nurse Jellycott, being sent for from Wapping, looked in this Forenoon, for Father's Commands.

From Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary by Manning, Anne

I came hither at ten o'clock in the Morning, and spent the rest of the Forenoon in seeing what was most remarkable.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

Ned had sent me Word Overnight to expect, this Forenoon, a smart young Cavalier, on a fine prancing Steed, with rich Accoutrements.

From Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary by Manning, Anne

Wind Southerly and fair weather in the Forenoon, but in the Afternoon Showers.

From Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World by Cook, James

Related Words

• dawn