morne

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US/moɹn/US[mo̞ɹn]UK/mɔːn//mɔːɹn/

noun

The blunt head of a jousting-lance.

OriginOld French morne →
UncommonScrabble 7
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Meanings

morne1

nounmorne (plural mornes)

plural mornes

  1. The blunt head of a jousting-lance.
  2. A small, rounded hill.
adjectivemorne (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparablegovernmentAlternative form of morné.

morne2

nounmorne (countable and uncountable, plural mornes)

plural mornes

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete spelling of morn.

morne3

nounmorne (countable and uncountable, plural mornes)

plural mornes

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete spelling of mourn.
verbmorne (third-person singular simple present mornes, present participle morning, simple past and past participle morned)

present singular third person mornes · participle present morning · participle past morned · past morned

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of mourn.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchmorne
  2. Englishmorne

From Old French morne, morné, etc.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with morne

pornborncornwornwarntornborneswornbournethornhorneunbornrebornmournscornmornadornforlornfreebornpeppercornWestbourneshornlornmourne
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Sounds the same

mornmournmourne (horse–hoarse merger)mornmournmourne (horse–hoarse merger)mornmournmourne (horse–hoarse merger)mornmournmourne (horse–hoarse merger)mornmournmourne (horse–hoarse merger)

Anagrams

Menormeronenormmonernomer
Cite this entry
APA

morne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morne

MLA

“morne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morne.

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