Forenoon
Noun
- The morning.
Example Sentences
“The invitation said forenoon, so let’s get there at 10 a.m.”
“I love taking walks in the forenoon — the world feels calmer and more optimistic.”
“My energy is highest in the forenoon, so that’s when I schedule the hardest tasks.”
Word Origin
English, early 16th century
Why this word?
“Forenoon” is a fairly self-explanatory word. It is the time before noon, aka the morning. If you’re not a morning person, maybe you just don’t have the words to describe it. Try to add some variety to your early wakeup calls. In addition to “forenoon,” you could call the morning “cockcrow,” “daybreak,” “dayspring,” “first blush,” “wee hours,” “morningtide,” “sunup,” or “crack of dawn.”
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