Definition

1. Noun:
   • The middle of the day; noon: The specific time when the sun is at its highest point in the sky, typically around 12 o'clock in the daytime.

Usage

• Noonday is a somewhat formal or literary word used to refer to the period of noon. It often describes the specific time or the intense light and heat associated with that time.
• It is typically used as a noun, often in the form the noonday (e.g., the noonday sun, the noonday heat).

Examples

• Noun:
  • The streets were deserted in the glare of the noonday sun.
  • We agreed to meet at noonday.
  • The noonday bell rang from the town clock tower.

Advanced Usage

• "the noonday sun": A very common collocation referring to the sun at its brightest and hottest point.
  • It's dangerous to hike in the desert under the noonday sun.
• "noonday heat": Describes the intense warmth of midday.
  • The noonday heat was oppressive, forcing everyone indoors.

Variants and Related Words

• Noon (n): The more common and direct synonym for 12 o'clock midday.
• Midday (n): A synonym meaning the middle part of the day, often interchangeable with "noon" or "noonday" but can imply a slightly broader period around noon.
• Noontime (n): Another synonym for noon.

Synonyms

• Noon
• Midday
• High noon
• Noontime
• Twelve noon

Antonyms

• Midnight: The middle of the night.

Noun

1. the middle of the day