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noon
noun
-
noon
the
middle
of
the
day
,
around
12
o
’
clock
,
when
the
sun
is
highest
in
the
sky
•
We
always
eat
lunch
at
noon
.
We
always
eat
lunch
at
noon
.
•
The
church
bells
rang
at
noon
to
mark
the
hour
.
The
church
bells
rang
at
noon
to
mark
the
hour
.
Old
English
nōn
referred
to
the
ninth
hour
after
sunrise
(
about
3
p
.
m
.).
Over
centuries
church
prayer
times
shifted
earlier
,
and
by
the
14th
century
nōn
had
come
to
mean
midday
.
noun
(
literary
)
the
peak
or
most
successful
stage
of
something
•
In
the
noon
of
her
career
,
she
won
every
major
award
.
In
the
noon
of
her
career
,
she
won
every
major
award
.
•
The
empire
was
at
its
noon
when
trade
flowed
freely
across
continents
.
The
empire
was
at
its
noon
when
trade
flowed
freely
across
continents
.
Extended
figurative
sense
recorded
from
the
16th
century
,
based
on
the
idea
of
the
sun
’
s
highest
point
symbolizing
a
peak
.
afternoon
noun
the
part
of
the
day
that
starts
just
after
12
noon
and
ends
before
evening
•
We
played
soccer
in
the
park
yesterday
afternoon
.
We
played
soccer
in
the
park
yesterday
afternoon
.
•
I
usually
feel
sleepy
after
lunch
in
the
early
afternoon
.
I
usually
feel
sleepy
after
lunch
in
the
early
afternoon
.
From
Middle
English
after-none
,
literally
“
after
noon
”,
first
recorded
in
the
14th
century
.
