noonday

[ noon-dey ]

/ ˈnunˌdeɪ /

of or at noon or midday: the usual noonday meal.

midday; noon.

Origin of noonday

First recorded in 1525–35; noon + day

Joel and I, in the heat of the noonday sun, walked the entire perimeter of the lot.

The Saga of Whitney Houston’s Last Movie, ‘Sparkle’ |Howard Rosenman |February 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Evagrius, a famous hermit, blamed the “noonday demon” for tempting monks back to urban comforts.

A Book About Boredom Is Anything But |Jeremy Axelrod |June 20, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
How long had it been since we were children of the beating heart, laughing and playing beneath the warmth of the noonday sun?

The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks |Max Brooks |January 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Changing the field of view to the bivouacs, they seemed serenely quiet, under cover from the noonday August sun.

From Manassas to Appomattox |James Longstreet

Their further conversation was interrupted by the voice of the Professor, announcing that they would halt for their noonday meal.

The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico |Frank Gee Patchin
Why it's as clear as the sun at noonday that he loves her purely for her virtuous soul.

Love and Intrigue |Friedrich Schiller
Judith swept back the curtain from the lattice, and let a flood of noonday light into the hitherto carefully darkened chamber.

The Siege of Norwich Castle |Matilda Maria Blake
This was fired, and it threw such a light upon the breach, that it was as clear as noonday.

Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp |John Shipp

noonday

/ (ˈnuːnˌdeɪ) /