noontide

Examples

• All

• Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eve;

  Sweetwater (2013)

• Granted, I had taken to fervent noontide praying;

  Fiction book (1999)

• We'll catch the noontide or whatever it's called.

  Doctor Dolittle (1967)

• It is noontide of a glorious summer day.

  Blog text (3)

• He wore tinted shades in the noontide glare.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The park is most beautiful at noontide when the sun is shining brightly.

• He always takes a walk in the city at noontide, enjoying the vibrant atmosphere.

Synonyms

N

noon

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The middle of the day when the sun is highest, usually 12 o'clock

is a poetic term rather than the precise astronomical moment

M

midday

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The middle of the day around noon

is a more poetic or old-fashioned word for that time

H

high noon

vsnoontide

9 3.9

The exact middle of the day at 12 o'clock often used for dramatic meetings

is a poetic neutral term, not emphasising drama or confrontation

N

noonday

vsnoontide

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The middle of the day when the sun is highest

is an older poetic form used for the same time

T

twelve noon

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The middle of the day at 12:00

is the poetic general name for that exact clock moment

Antonyms

M

midnight

798 1.0

Twelve o'clock at night when one day ends and the next begins

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology