Noon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nuːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Noon is a noun meaning The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
Meaning
The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
More Meanings
- (now rare) The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.
- (figurative) The highest point; culmination.
- (intransitive) To relax or sleep around midday.
- The letter ن in the Arabic script.
- (obsolete) The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
Example Sentences
The race is due to start at noon sharp.
On Saturdays, I love to have a lie-in until noon.
When night was at its noon I heard a voice chanting the Koran in sweetest accents […].
So the sad mother at the noon of night / From bloody Memphis stole her silent flight […].
Word Forms
- noons
- nooning
- nooned
Synonyms for noon
Depending on context, synonyms include nones, midday, noontide, twelve, capstone, sleep.
Antonyms for noon
Common opposites include midnight.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include noonday, midday, noontide, midnight, afternoon, morning.
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