matinée

Or mat·i·nee

[mat-n-ey, mat-n-ey]

noun

1. an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.

matinée

/ ˈmætɪˌneɪ /

noun

1. a daytime, esp afternoon, performance of a play, concert, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of matinée¹

1840–50; < French: morning. See matin

Word History and Origins

Origin of matinée¹

C19: from French; see _matins

Example Sentences

For the three decades Kristal ran CBGB, he never stopped experimenting and wasn’t afraid to try something new: from serving 50-cent bowls of chili to staging all-ages matinee hardcore shows.

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Sunday’s 3-1 matinee loss to the San Francisco Giants, a game which featured another late-inning bullpen meltdown, was the last chance to see the Dodgers at home during the regular season and 46,601 people brought tickets to mark the occasion, pushing the team’s attendance above 4 million for the first time.

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By turns a wry comic, matinee idol, bankable box-office draw, indie titan and devoted preservationist, Redford carefully cultivated the superstardom based on his boyish charms and capitalized on the post-studio-boss system as he became the de facto godfather of the independent film movement.

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He’s a dashing, square-jawed, clean-shaven matinee idol with a luxurious head of long, curly black hair.

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The Dodgers, who scored 20 runs on 30 hits in their two wins at Coors Field and six runs on 14 hits in their two losses, struck early in Thursday’s matinee, with Mookie Betts opening the game by walking on five pitches.

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