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noonday shade

noonday shade

5.2
A cool place out of the sun at midday, often under a tree
  • noun
translation icon : sombra del mediodía
  • The workers rested in the noonday shade to escape the blazing sun.

Examples

  • She sat quietly in the noonday shade, enjoying her lunch and the peacefulness.

  • Travelers often seek noonday shade beneath large trees during their journey.

  • Let's sit in the noonday shade.

  • We found a spot in the noonday shade to relax.

  • The workers rested in the noonday shade to escape the blazing sun.

  • Travelers often seek noonday shade beneath large trees during their journey.

  • She sat quietly in the noonday shade, enjoying her lunch and the peacefulness.

Synonyms

shade
vsnoonday shade
102 1.0

A dark area where sunlight does not reach

is the specific cool area that appears at midday when the sun is strongest

Antonyms

sunlight
235 1.0

The light from the sun that makes things bright during the day

How Cool

noonday shade
5.2
shade
102 1.0

Surface Forms

noonday shade singular
noonday shades plural

Morphology

noonday + shade

The meaning is directly and transparently composed from 'noonday' (midday) + 'shade' (a shady spot), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer it refers to shade at midday. This noun+noun composition describing time+location is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English compounding patterns, making it immediately comprehensible.

Etymology

Noonday shade comes from the clear image of noonday, the middle of the day, and shade, the cool shadow under a tree. People would rest there to escape the hot sun, so the phrase means 'a cool, shady place at midday'.