morning
/ˈmoːnɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.33 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The first alcoholic drink of the day; a morning draught.
intj
Ellipsis of good morning.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "I'll see you tomorrow morning."
- "I'm working in the morning, so let's meet in the afternoon."
- "Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction."
- "One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier."
- "Sheesh, it's two in the morning. Why do kids always have to feel sick at two in the morning?"
- "Celestina […] retired to her own room, leaving her friend to the pleasing and important occupation of the toilet, in which half of what is now called morning, was usually passed by Matilda."
Etymology
From Middle English morwenynge, from morwen + -ynge. By surface analysis, morn + -ing. See also morrow (Middle English morwe).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: morwenynge
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmoːnɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/