English noun: morning | |||
1. | morning (time) the time period between dawn and noon | ||
Samples | I spent the morning running errands. | ||
Synonyms | forenoon, morn, morning time | ||
Broader (hypernym) | period, period of time, time period | ||
Part holonym | early-morning hour | ||
Part meronym | day, daylight, daytime | ||
2. | morning (communication) a conventional expression of greeting or farewell | ||
Synonyms | good morning | ||
Broader (hypernym) | farewell, greeting, salutation, word of farewell | ||
3. | morning (time) the first light of day | ||
Samples | We got up before dawn. They talked until morning. | ||
Synonyms | aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, sunrise, sunup | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hour, time of day | ||
Antonyms | sundown, sunset | ||
4. | morning (event) the earliest period | ||
Samples | The dawn of civilization. The morning of the world. | ||
Synonyms | dawn | ||
Broader (hypernym) | start | ||