forenoon

fore·noon

noun \ˈfȯr-ˌnün, fȯr-ˈ\

Definition of FORENOON

: the early part of the day ending with noon : morning

Examples of FORENOON

1. <enjoy the relatively cool forenoon, for the afternoon promises to be a scorcher>

First Known Use of FORENOON

15th century

Related to FORENOON

Synonyms: morning, morn

Related Words: aurora, dawn, dawning, daybreak, daylight; cockcrow, sunrise, sunup; day, daytime, light

Near Antonyms: dark, darkness, night, nighttime, twilight; dusk, evening, nightfall, sundown, sunset; afternoon

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Rhymes with FORENOON

aswoon, attune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, blue moon, buffoon, Calhoun, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, cocoon, commune, doubloon, dragoon, festoon, fine-tune, full moon, gaboon, gadroon, galloon, Gudrun, half-moon, harpoon, high noon, immune, impugn, jargoon, jejune, Kowloon, Kunlun, lagoon, lampoon, lardoon, Maine coon, maroon, monsoon, Neptune, new moon, oppugn, Pashtun, patroon, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, premune, puccoon, quadroon, ratoon, repugn, rough-hewn, saloon, Sassoon, shalloon, soupspoon, spittoon, spontoon, teaspoon, tribune, triune, tuchun, tycoon, typhoon, untune, Walloon