Noon
/nuːn/
Noon is a noun and verb with 3 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.
“1885, When night was at its noon I heard a voice chanting the Koran in sweetest accents — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 17:”
- The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
verb
- To relax or sleep around midday
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
capstone noon of night midday nones noontide twelve
Antonyms
midnight
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