matinee

See also: Matinee, matinée, mâtinée, and Matinée

English edit

Alternative forms edit

matinée (pedantic); mat (dated slang)

Etymology edit

From French matinée. Doublet of mantinada.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmætɪˌneɪ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun edit

matinee (plural matinees)

A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
- 2008 January–February, “70 Ways to Improve Every Day of the Week”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135:
  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.
(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 edit

Translations edit

a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the afternoon

Armenian: ցերեկույթ (hy) (cʻerekuytʻ)
Bulgarian: матине (bg) n (matine)
Czech: matiné (cs) n
Finnish: matinea (fi)
French: matinée (fr) f
German: Matinee (de) f, Matinée (de) f
Interlingua: matinée
Norwegian:
Bokmål: matiné m, matine m

Nynorsk: matiné m, matine m
Polish: popołudniówka (pl) f
Portuguese: matinê (pt) f
Russian: дневно́й сеа́нс m (dnevnój seáns)
Spanish: matiné (es)

Verb edit

matinee (third-person singular simple present matinees, present participle matineeing, simple past and past participle matineed)