morning

/ˈmɔrnɪŋ/

/ˈmɔnɪŋ/

Other forms: mornings

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.

Definitions of morning

1. noun

   the time period between dawn and noon
   “I spent the morning running errands”

   synonyms: forenoon, morn, morning time

   type of:

   period, period of time, time period

   an amount of time
2. noun

   the first light of day
   “they talked until morning”

   synonyms: aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, sunrise, sunup

   type of:

   hour, time of day

   clock time
3. noun

   a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
   synonyms: good morning

   type of:

   farewell, word of farewell

   an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

   greeting, salutation

   (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
4. noun

   the earliest period
   “the morning of the world”

   synonyms: dawn

   type of:

   start

   the beginning of anything