Matitudinal
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of matutinal.; Of, occurring in, or relating to the morning, especially the early morning upon waking up. formal, literary, not-comparable
"It so happened, that one morning, while Lord C—— was preparing to enjoy his matitudinal treat, two girls who lived in the second flat above, were amusing themselves with a kitten, […]"
- 2 Synonym of matutinal.; Active in the morning; waking up early. formal, literary, not-comparable
"Huyton College had the advantage of a school bus, which particularly when Hilary was a teenager, never being matitudinal by nature, she managed to miss each morning, […]"
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More examples"It so happened, that one morning, while Lord C—— was preparing to enjoy his matitudinal treat, two girls who lived in the second flat above, were amusing themselves with a kitten, […]"
Etymology
A variant of matutinal (possibly influenced by French matin (“morning”)), which is borrowed from Middle French matutinal (modern French matutinal), and from its etymon Late Latin mātūtīnālis (“(adjective) belonging to the morning; of or pertaining to matins; (noun) morning hymn or psalm; book of lauds”), from Latin mātūtīnus (“of, occurring in, or pertaining to the early morning, matutine”) (from Mātūta (“Roman goddess of the dawn or morning”) (from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to mature, ripen; opportune, timely; good, great”)) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship).
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