morn

noun

ˈmȯrn How to pronounce morn (audio)
Definition of mornnext
1
as in day
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance my herald of the morn is my cat, sticking his paw in my face to wake me up

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2
as in morning
the time from sunrise until noon so, how are you this lovely morn?

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Recent Examples of morn The light green safari shade is especially fun, or go for an aquatic vibe with the icy morn/sea wave two-combo. — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023 This gives me, in the parking lot the next morn, yet another opportunity to introduce myself to fellow travelers who possess jumper cables. — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2023 These white cast-iron stocking holders will keep your stocking supported with the look of a frosty winter’s morn. — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 1 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morn
  1. day
  2. morning
  3. sunrise
  4. dawn
  5. dawning
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  • Prosecutors charged her with registering to vote and casting a ballot the same day as Shah, but in her case at a polling location in Solano County.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Years earlier, a similar test by another group of researchers left their machine smoking, two days in a row.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of day
Noun
  • Rubio, who arrived in the historic Silk Road city of Samarkand on Sunday night, met in the morning with the foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
  • For Meg, who is part of an Internet-addiction program and who spoke to Allison for this feature, her social media habit kept her up all night and left her unable to attend to her kids in the morning.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of morning
Noun
  • Friday will see a brief warm front slide through around sunrise before a cold front moves through around noon.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The phenomenon occurs when rocket exhaust expands in the thin upper atmosphere and catches sunlight before sunrise.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of sunrise
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  • Esmeralda Muñoz, 70, said her family was furious that agents showed up to their home in full tactical gear with guns drawn to arrest her husband before dawn.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Studies show women were already more likely than men to be using a computer at work at the dawn of the PC era.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of dawn
Noun
  • The quiet moments, the grief, the slow dawning of realization that her husband had written this piece as a way of dealing with his grief and her anger.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Ever enterprising, Toha does eventually make her way back to the party, but there, the ultimate dawning of her place outside of Nelly’s circle is heartbreaking.
    — Alissa Simon, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Definition of dawning

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“Morn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morn. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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