matinee
/ˈmætɪˌneɪ/
matinee noun: a showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
Noun
matinee (plural matinees)
- A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
- 59 sneak in some red Smuggle a bottle of wine, two glasses, and a corkscrew into a long matinee. Red wine is rich in life-extending antioxidants, and the caper will add zest even to a bad movie.2008 January–February, “70 Ways to Improve Every Day of the Week”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135
- A woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.
- Empire matinees in lingerie stuffs with trimmings of lace and embroidery are shown in great variety.1906, Dry Goods Guide, volumes 17-18, page 70
Verb
matinee (third-person singular simple present matinees, present participle matineeing, simple past and past participle matineed)
- To put on a matinee performance (of).
matinee meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
matinee in Tamil
- பிற்பகல் காட்சி
matinee in Bengali
- ম্যাটিনি, বিকেলের শো
matinee in Malayalam
- മാറ്റിനി
matinee in Kannada
- ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ, ಹಗಲಕಾಣ್ಕೆ, ಹಗಲ ಆಟ
Forms of matinee
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | matinees |
| alternative form | matinée |
| alternative form | mat |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | matinees |
| present participle | matineeing |
| past participle | matineed |
| past | matineed |
Origin of matinee
From French matinée.
Words formed from matinee
Phrases with matinee
Questions about matinee
- What does matinee mean?
- Matinee means a showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
- What is matinee in Tamil?
- Matinee in Tamil is பிற்பகல் காட்சி. See Matinee meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is matinee?
- Matinee can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce matinee?
- Matinee is pronounced /ˈmætɪˌneɪ/.
- What is the plural of matinee?
- The plural of matinee is matinees.
Words near matinee in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: matinee (page history and authors); matinee (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Matinee (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); matinee (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); matinee (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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