noon
/nuːn/
noun
- 1
The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
- 2
Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- 3
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:”
- 4
The highest point; culmination.
Antonyms
verb
- 1
To relax or sleep around midday
noun
- 1
The letter ن in the Arabic script.
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