morning
Americannoun
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mornings
plural
adjective
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of or relating to morning.
the morning hours.
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occurring, appearing, used, etc., in the morning.
a morning coffee break.
noun
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the first part of the day, ending at or around noon
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sunrise; daybreak; dawn
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the beginning or early period
the morning of the world
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informal the aftereffects of excess, esp a hangover
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(modifier) of, used, or occurring in the morning
morning coffee
Usage
What is a basic definition of morning? Morning refers to the beginning of the day. Morning is used figuratively to refer to the beginning of anything. Morning is also used to describe something that involves or occurs during the morning. Depending on who you ask, the exact hours of the morning will be different. Generally speaking, morning begins either at sunrise or at midnight (12 a.m.) and ends at noon (12 p.m.).
- Real-life examples: People usually sleep at night and wake up in the morning. The sun rises in the morning. Roosters are known to crow during the morning when the sun comes up.
- Used in a sentence: I would rather sleep until noon than wake up early in the morning.
- Real-life examples: The first movies were made in the morning of the film industry. Babyhood is the morning of a human’s life.
- Used in a sentence: Archaeologists discovered artifacts left behind by people who lived during the morning of civilization.
- Real-life examples: A morning person likes being awake in the morning. A morning shower is taken in the early part of the day.
- Used in a sentence: Delivering the morning newspaper means waking up at 5 a.m.
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Etymology
Origin of morning
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English; morn + -ing 1; modeled on evening
Explanation
Morning is the earliest part of the day. No matter what time you get up, morning ends at noon. Originally, in the 13th century, morning meant the time just before sunrise. Now, morning technically starts at 12:00am and lasts until 12:00pm. If you describe yourself as a "morning person," you like to get up early. Strangely enough, a "night person," who stays up very late might not go to bed until several early-morning hours have passed.
Vocabulary lists containing morning
Example Sentences
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Kunagado said he'd seen sharks the morning of AFP's visit.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Their father had texted that morning saying the boys could play with the train set in the attic.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The Norte fire in south Orange County broke out amid strong Santa Ana winds on Friday morning, triggering mandatory evacuations in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
“It was all about skin prep. We asked the girls to grow their eyebrows. We’re fans of FaceGym. They had Humantra electrolytes every morning, and did Jart+ face masks,” said Stacey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Changing the bed sheets that morning, she said, she had found something under his pillow.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Coastal flooding advisories from San Diego through San Luis Obispo, however, remain in place, with two more sets of potentially damaging high tides projected for Monday and Tuesday mornings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
On certain mornings, I’d welcome every bit of that.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
It’s a Sunday morning, and in the tradition of Sunday mornings, I’m luxuriating in having nowhere to go and nowhere to be.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
Aaron says the coffee mornings were a time when he could be vulnerable.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
But it was one of these mornings while we were waiting, shivering, in the corridor, that yet another page in the Bible leapt into life for me.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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