noon
[ noon ]
/ nun /
noun
twelve o'clock in the daytime.
the highest, brightest, or finest point or part: the noon of one's career.
Archaic.
midnight: the noon of night.
Origin of noon
Words nearby noon
nooit,
nook,
nook and cranny, every,
nookery,
nooky,
noon,
noonan's syndrome,
noonday,
nooner,
noonhour,
nooning
Example sentences from the Web for noon
British Dictionary definitions for noon
noon
/ (nuːn) /
noun
- the middle of the day; 12 o'clock in the daytime or the time or point at which the sun crosses the local meridian
- (as modifier)the noon sun
poetic
the highest, brightest, or most important part; culmination
Word Origin for noon
Old English
nōn, from Latin
nōna (
hōra) ninth hour (originally 3 p.m., the ninth hour from sunrise)