matutinal
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9.9
Happening in the morning
- adjective
- /məˈtjuːtɪnəl/
- Formal
:
matutino
- The birds chirping in the trees create a delightful matutinal ambiance.
Examples
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I fixed my own matutinal meal, succeeding in dropping a buttered English muffin onto the floor.
Fiction book (1992) -
She enjoys the matutinal calm of the park before people arrive.
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After a refreshing matutinal walk, I feel ready to start my day.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
matutinal positive
Morphology
matutinal = matutin + al
The adjective is formed from a Latinate combining form ('matutin-') plus '-al'; the base is not a productive or familiar English word, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from its parts.
Etymology
Matutinal comes from the Latin word matutinus, which means 'morning'. It shares the same root with matinee, from the French word 'matin', so matutinal means 'relating to the morning'.