matinee

See also: Matinee, matinée, mâtinée, and Matinée

English

Alternative forms

• matinée (pedantic); mat (dated slang)

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French matinée.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmætɪˌneɪ/

Noun

matinee (plural matinees)

1. A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
2. (dated) A woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.
   • 1906, Dry Goods Guide (volumes 17-18, page 70)

     Empire matinees in lingerie stuffs with trimmings of lace and embroidery are shown in great variety.

Derived terms

• mat
• matinee coat, matinée coat
• matinee idol, matinée idol
• matinee jacket, matinée jacket

Translations

a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the afternoon

• Armenian: ցերեկույթ (hy) (cʻerekuytʻ)
• Czech: matiné (cs) n
• French: matinée (fr) f
• German: Matinee (de) f, Matinée (de) f
• Interlingua: matinée
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: matiné m, matine m

  Nynorsk: matiné m, matine m

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: popołudniówka (pl) f
• Portuguese: matinê (pt) f
• Russian: дневно́й сеа́нс m (dnevnój seáns)
• Spanish: matiné (es)

Anagrams

• etamine, mateine

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Middle French

Etymology

Old French matinee.

Noun

matinee f (plural matinees)

1. morning

Descendants

• French: matinée

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Old French

Noun

matinee oblique singular, f (oblique plural matinees, nominative singular matinee, nominative plural matinees)

1. morning

Descendants

• Middle French: matinee
  • French: matinée
• Norman: matinaïe (Guernsey)