Afternoon

Quick meaning: Afternoon is a noun meaning The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

Meaning

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.
2. (informal) A party or social event held in the afternoon.
3. Ellipsis of good afternoon.
4. (archaic in the singular) In the afternoon.

Example Sentences

Theſe men ſerue God in the forenoone, and the diuell in the after noone;

We all sat in stuffy classrooms and had men in tweedy sportscoats ruin our afternoons.

And I love to live so pleasantly/Live this life of luxury/Lazing on a sunny afternoon/In the summertime

Here the stripped panelling was warmly gold and the pictures, mostly of the English school, were mellow and gentle in the afternoon light.

Word Forms

• afternoons
• afternoone

Synonyms for afternoon

Depending on context, synonyms include arvo, aft, undern, undertime.

Antonyms for afternoon

Common opposites include morning.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include postmeridian, midday, morning, noon, evening, tonight.

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