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Nones

/nəʊnz/

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

📖 Definitions of "Nones"

noun

1
A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
2
A break in play between the first and second sessions.
3
(Minnesota) Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.
"After the funeral there was a lunch for those who didn't go to the cemetery."

noun

1
(often capitalized) The notional first-quarter day of a Roman month, occurring on the 7th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 5th day of all other months.
"The third day before the nones of March is March 5th; the third nones of August is August 3rd; and the third of the nones of November is November 3rd."
2
(sometimes capitalized) The ninth hour after dawn (about 3 pm).
3
The divine office appointed to the hour.
"The Greek monks always listen to their reader recite Psalms 83, 84, and 85 from the Septuagint at nones."

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.

noun

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
negativenoun	(mathematics) A negative quantity.
non-existent	Alternative spelling of nonexistent. [Not existent or existing; not real.]
nilnoun	Nothing; zero.
naughtnoun	(archaic) Nothingness.
neither	Similarly not.
nobodynoun	Someone who is not important or well-known.
nothingnessnoun	(philosophy) The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing.
nullnoun	A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
notnoun	An instance of using the word “not”; a negation or denial.
somethingnoun	An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
voidnoun	An empty space; a vacuum.
vacuumnoun	A region of space that contains no matter.
zilchnoun	(uncountable, informal) Nothing, zero.
oblivionnoun	The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
lacknoun	A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
nothingnoun	Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
absencenoun	A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
objectionnoun	A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
sparenoun	The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
doomnoun	An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.