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morning

morning

1.0
A short greeting people use early in the day to say hello
  • noun
  • /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/
translation icon : buenos días
  • Good morning, guys, good morning, Good morning, good morning, good morning.
  • Good morning
  • say good morning

Can you say good morning yesterday?

Examples

Synonyms

good morning
vsmorning
480 1.0

A polite greeting people say when they meet in the morning

is the conventional greeting or farewell wishing someone a good start of the day
mornin'
vsmorning
  • Informal
1 8.4

A friendly informal greeting used in the morning

is the neutral expression used to greet or say goodbye at day start

Idioms

To criticize decisions after they happen

Very excited and happy like a child who gets presents

Compounds

480 1.0

A polite greeting people say when they meet in the morning

Feeling sick and throwing up during early pregnancy, often in the morning

16 1.0

Light that appears early in the day soon after sunrise

A time early in the morning just after dawn

A cup of coffee you drink in the morning to help you wake up

A person who feels most energetic and awake early in the day

A pill you take after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy

5 1.0

A short jog in the morning to exercise and wake up

morning prayer
  • Specialized
4 5.0

A short prayer service at dawn in a church

4 5.7

A bright planet, usually Venus, seen in the east just before sunrise

A climbing plant with trumpet-shaped flowers that open in the morning

3 1.8

Tiny drops of water that form on plants and grass early in the morning

morning room
  • Archaic
1 7.0

A room in a house facing east that people use for sitting during the day

1 1.0

Rain that falls in the morning

1 8.9

A person who criticizes decisions after they happen

1 8.5

A man's formal jacket with long tails and a front cut away worn for daytime events

1 3.1

A thin mist in the early morning that makes the view soft

A low plant with long stems and large flowers that grows on sandy beaches

A fast-growing climbing plant with funnel-shaped flowers that open in the morning

A drink made in a blender with fruit or vegetables for breakfast

8.2

Formal men's clothes for daytime that include a tailcoat, waistcoat and striped trousers

morning dress
  • Archaic
7.1

A simple dress a woman wears at home for morning housework

morning-glory family
  • Specialized
6.8

A group of climbing flowering plants with trumpet-shaped flowers like sweet potato and bindweed

A Japanese garden plant people grow for large bright multicolored flowers and pretty leaves

A climbing plant with bright, often frilly, trumpet-shaped flowers

A climbing plant with red flowers that grows for one year

son of the morning
  • Literature
9.7

A person who brings hope and a feeling of a better future

A climbing plant with pink or white funnel-shaped flowers that often grows as a weed

How Formal

good day
  • Formal
131 1.0
good morning
480 1.0
morning
1.0
greeting
283 1.0

Surface Forms

morning singular
mornings plural

Etymology

Morning used as a greeting is a short form of 'good morning', with morn meaning 'dawn' to wish someone well at the start of the day. This is why people say 'morning' when they meet early.