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hour en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /aʊɚ/ (Canada, US)
• (General-American) audio
• /ɐʋə(r)/ (India)
• (General-American) audio
• owʹər (Received-Pronunciation)
• owr (Canada, US)
• /ɐwə(r)/ (India)
• /aʊə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /aː(ɹ)/ triphthong smoothing
• /aː(r)/ (India)
• (Received-Pronunciation) audio
• /uːɐ/ (Northumbria)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ Ancient Greek ὥρᾱ (hṓrā)bor. Latin hōra Old French hourebor. Middle English houre English hour From Middle English houre, hour, oure, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “any time or period, whether of the year, month, or day”), from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”). Akin to Old English ġēar (“year”). Doublet of hora and year. Compare horary. Partly displaced native Old English tīd (“time, hour”), whence Modern English tide.

Meanings

1. A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
   • It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. 1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC:
   • [Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes. The truth is that Newton was very much a product of his time. 2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2025:
   • Near-synonym: microcentury (humorous approximation)
   • There's a bus at 20 past the hour.
   • Holonyms: day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond
   • Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond
   • During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…] 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond:
   • I spent an hour at lunch.
   • We still have a couple hours left to do in the yard.
2. A season, moment, or time.
   • Now will be a good hour to show you Milly Erne's grave. 1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 3, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:
   • Don't come home ever again at this unearthly hour.
   • From childhood's hour I have not been / As others were; I have not seen / As others saw; I could not bring / My passions from a common spring. c. 1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Alone”, in Archived copy, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2017:
3. (poetic) The time.
   • The hour grows late and I must go home.
4. (in-plural) Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.
   • By 1300 hours the position was fairly clear. 2000, T. C. G. James, edited by Sebastian Cox, The Battle of Britain, →ISBN:
5. (in-plural) The amount of labor demanded by an employer in terms of time.
   • I asked my manager for more hours.
   • The shop wasn't giving me enough hours so I started searching for a second job.
6. (in-plural) The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.
7. (US) A distance that can be traveled in one hour.
   • This place is an hour away from where I live.

Forms

Deriveds

one-hour fuel · 11th hour · lumen-hour · golden hour · machine-hour · equal hour · kilogirl-hour · amateur hour · hour glass · equinoctial hour · horsepower-hour · power hour · hourwise · girl-hour · hour of need · blue hour · hour angle · on the half hour · zero hour · flexihours · rush-hour · woman-hour · hectowatt-hour · convict hour · ungodly hour · light hour · off-hour · terawatt-hour · the darkest hour is just before the dawn · little hour · 12-hour clock · finest hour · dinner hour · ampere-hour · seasonal hour · megawatt-hour · room by the hour · gigawatt-hour · triple witching hour · hourful · midhour · rush hour · hour of cause · clock hour · hourglass · kmph · microwatt-hour · student hour · wee small hour · petawatt-hour · peak hour · flower-of-an-hour · every hour God sends · the darkest hour is always just before the dawn · 24-hour flu · 24-hour clock · quarter-hour · Great Hours · holy hour · devil's hour · half-hour · man of the hour · top of the hour · man-hour · hour hand · manhour · zero-hour contract · 24-hour day · multihour · kilowatt-hour · magic hour · person-hour · supper-hour · hours-long · witching hour · by-hour · engine hour · hourslong · on the hour · dinner-hour · watt-hour · twenty-four hour day · happy hour · unequal hour · canonical hour · hourage · bottom of the hour · quarter of an hour · workhour · block hour · hour circle · wee hour · hoursworth · temporal hour · hourlong · F-Hour · one's hour · kilohour · evil hour · eleventh hour · non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder · hour of glory · work long hours · birth hour · lose an hour of sleep · lunch hour · hourplate · hourless · hour-glass · amp-hour · credit hour · milliwatt-hour · hour change · supper hour · twenty-four hour clock · planetary hour · monkey hour · long hour · H-hour · watt-hour meter · hour-long · woman of the hour · eleventh-hour · hourly · common hour · jobhour

Descendants

awa · aoa · aawa · awa · awël · aua · aua · aoa

Relateds

mul:h · hrs · hr

Synonyms

microcentury · stound

Translations (290)

orv часъ (time period of sixty minutes) · ak dɔnhwerew (time period of sixty minutes) · cu часъ (time period of sixty minutes) · ta மணிநேரம் (time period of sixty minutes) · nv ahééʼílkid (time period of sixty minutes) · kn ತಾಸು (time period of sixty minutes) · pl godzina (time period of sixty minutes) · hsb hodźina (time period of sixty minutes) · ur ساعَت (time period of sixty minutes) · vo düp (time period of sixty minutes) · sd ڪَلاڪُ (time period of sixty minutes) · ce сахьт (time period of sixty minutes) · ta மணிநேரம் (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · ta மணி (the time) · mk час (time period of sixty minutes) · gsw Schtund (time period of sixty minutes) · ja 時 (time period of sixty minutes) · rm oura (time period of sixty minutes) · cmn 點 /点 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · dng сахаты (time period of sixty minutes) · sid saate (time period of sixty minutes) · de Zeit (the time) · gu કલાક (time period of sixty minutes) · nl uur (the time) · sco oor (time period of sixty minutes) · dsb štunda (time period of sixty minutes) · cdo 小時 /小时 (time period of sixty minutes) · tr saat (time period of sixty minutes) · sh ча̏с (time period of sixty minutes) · ar سَاعَة (time period of sixty minutes) · la hora (the time) · ga uair (the time) · kw eur (time period of sixty minutes) · ist ura (time period of sixty minutes) · zdj saya (time period of sixty minutes) · chr ᏑᏟᎶᏛ (time period of sixty minutes) · ja 時 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · arc ܫܥܬܐ (time period of sixty minutes) · yue 鐘頭 /钟头 (time period of sixty minutes) · om saatii (time period of sixty minutes) · eo horo (time period of sixty minutes) · ur گَھنْٹا (time period of sixty minutes) · de Stunde (time period of sixty minutes) · es hora (time period of sixty minutes) · fi tunti (time period of sixty minutes) · cs hodina (time period of sixty minutes) · csb gòdzëna (time period of sixty minutes) · aii ܫܲܥܬܵܐ (the time) · mn цаг (time period of sixty minutes) · akk simanu (time period of sixty minutes) · hy ժամ (the time) · ast hora (time period of sixty minutes) · ja 時間 (time period of sixty minutes) · uk годи́на (time period of sixty minutes) · ady сыхьат (time period of sixty minutes) · gl hora (time period of sixty minutes) · oc ora (time period of sixty minutes) · wuu 點鐘 /点钟 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · mn ᠴᠠᠭ (time period of sixty minutes) · os сахат (time period of sixty minutes) · kk сағат (time period of sixty minutes) · ar وَقْت (the time) · bua час (time period of sixty minutes) · dng сахаты (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · jv jam (time period of sixty minutes) · is tími (time period of sixty minutes) · cdo 時 /时 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · rsk годзина (time period of sixty minutes) · tr sögen (time period of sixty minutes) · ca hora (the time) · tpi aua (time period of sixty minutes) · tet tuku (time period of sixty minutes) · mh awa (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · ru годи́на (the time) · sh čȁs (time period of sixty minutes) · ti ሰዓት (time period of sixty minutes) · is klukkustund (time period of sixty minutes) · dlm aura (time period of sixty minutes) · rm ura (time period of sixty minutes) · gd uair (the time) · bua саг (time period of sixty minutes) · dsb góźina (time period of sixty minutes) · yue 點 /点 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · sah чаас (time period of sixty minutes) · bo ཆུ་ཚོད (time period of sixty minutes) · dsb štunda (the time) · inh сахьат (time period of sixty minutes) · hi घंटा (time period of sixty minutes) · mt siegħa (time period of sixty minutes) · fr heures (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · wuu 鐘頭 /钟头 (time period of sixty minutes) · th ชั่วโมง (time period of sixty minutes) · pt hora (time period of sixty minutes) · ug سائەت (time period of sixty minutes) · id jam (time period of sixty minutes) · mh awa (time period of sixty minutes) · ms jam (time period of sixty minutes) · so saacad (time period of sixty minutes) · bn ঘন্টা (time period of sixty minutes) · tyv шак (time period of sixty minutes) · mh awa (the time) · grc ὥρα (time period of sixty minutes) · sq orë (time period of sixty minutes) · mk часот (the time) · kum сагьат (time period of sixty minutes) · si පැය (time period of sixty minutes) · ha sa'a (time period of sixty minutes) · alt саат (time period of sixty minutes) · he שָׁעָה (time period of sixty minutes) · lld ora (time period of sixty minutes) · af stonde (time period of sixty minutes) · tum ola (time period of sixty minutes) · ko 시 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · vec óra (time period of sixty minutes) · kmr seet (time period of sixty minutes) · fur ore (time period of sixty minutes) · mwl hora (time period of sixty minutes) · fj aua (time period of sixty minutes) · fa-ira تَسو (time period of sixty minutes) · da time (time period of sixty minutes) · fr heure (time period of sixty minutes) · dv ގަޑި (time period of sixty minutes) · el ώρα (time period of sixty minutes) · ka საათი (time period of sixty minutes) · mr तास (time period of sixty minutes) · mg ora (time period of sixty minutes) · nrf heuthe (time period of sixty minutes) · or ଘଣ୍ଟା (time period of sixty minutes) · vi tiếng (time period of sixty minutes) · lad ora (time period of sixty minutes) · lo ຊົ່ວໂມງ (time period of sixty minutes) · io horo (time period of sixty minutes) · ta மணி (time period of sixty minutes) · eu ordu (time period of sixty minutes) · ro oră (the time) · ru час (time period of sixty minutes) · sw saa (time period of sixty minutes) · wuu 時 /时 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · lez сят (time period of sixty minutes) · tpi aua (the time) · uz soat (time period of sixty minutes) · afb سَاعَة (time period of sixty minutes) · twf ùroʼóna (time period of sixty minutes) · lld ëura (time period of sixty minutes) · bn বেলা (the time) · ps ساعت (time period of sixty minutes) · ne घण्टा (time period of sixty minutes) · et tund (time period of sixty minutes) · nl uur (time period of sixty minutes) · cs hodina (the time) · se tiibmu (time period of sixty minutes) · nl tijd (the time) · cmn 小時 /小时 (time period of sixty minutes) · prs سَاعَت (time period of sixty minutes) · yue 鐘 /钟 (time period of sixty minutes) · ee gaƒoƒo (time period of sixty minutes) · ia hora (time period of sixty minutes) · aii ܣܵܥܲܬ (time period of sixty minutes) · es hora (the time) · cv сехет (time period of sixty minutes) · agj ሰዐ (time period of sixty minutes) · la hōra (time period of sixty minutes) · crh saat (time period of sixty minutes) · gez ሰዐት (time period of sixty minutes) · hu óra (time period of sixty minutes) · fi aika (the time) · az saat (time period of sixty minutes) · br eur (time period of sixty minutes) · ota ساعت (time period of sixty minutes) · bg час (time period of sixty minutes) · uli aawa (time period of sixty minutes) · aii ܥܕܵܢܵܐ (the time) · ab асааҭ (time period of sixty minutes) · br eureier (time period of sixty minutes) · av сагӏат (time period of sixty minutes) · za cungdaeuz (time period of sixty minutes) · nl stonde (time period of sixty minutes) · it ora (time period of sixty minutes) · gdq سات (time period of sixty minutes) · kl akunneq (time period of sixty minutes) · scn ura (time period of sixty minutes) · oj diba'igan (time period of sixty minutes) · sh са̑т (time period of sixty minutes) · fro eure (time period of sixty minutes) · hak 點鐘 /点钟 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · fa-ira ساعَت (time period of sixty minutes) · ha awa (time period of sixty minutes) · dng сышын (time period of sixty minutes) · is klukkutími (time period of sixty minutes) · yue 點鐘 /点钟 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · pt hora (the time) · my နာရီ (time period of sixty minutes) · osp ora (time period of sixty minutes) · ovd taime (time period of sixty minutes) · yai соат (time period of sixty minutes) · dng саат (time period of sixty minutes) · ga uair (time period of sixty minutes) · tt сәгать (time period of sixty minutes) · cdo 點鐘 /点钟 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · ast hora (the time) · cmn 點鐘 /点钟 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · lv stunda (time period of sixty minutes) · sl úra (time period of sixty minutes) · te గంట (time period of sixty minutes) · ko 시 (time period of sixty minutes) · pa ਘੰਟਾ (time period of sixty minutes) · el χρόνος (the time) · co ora (time period of sixty minutes) · de Uhr (the time) · cdo 點鐘 /点钟 (time period of sixty minutes) · br eurvezh (time period of sixty minutes) · aii ܫܲܥܬܵܐ (time period of sixty minutes) · ba сәғәт (time period of sixty minutes) · ale chasix̂ (time period of sixty minutes) · ary ساعة (time period of sixty minutes) · rm ura (the time) · fo tími (time period of sixty minutes) · mi hāora (time period of sixty minutes) · kn ಗಂಟೆ (time period of sixty minutes) · gv oor (time period of sixty minutes) · ca hora (time period of sixty minutes) · lt valanda (time period of sixty minutes) · hy ժամ (time period of sixty minutes) · cy awr (time period of sixty minutes) · tl oras (time period of sixty minutes) · orv година (time period of sixty minutes) · cu година (time period of sixty minutes) · yi שטונדע (time period of sixty minutes) · nv óola (time period of sixty minutes) · be гадзі́на (time period of sixty minutes) · sga úar (time period of sixty minutes) · ru час (the time) · fy oere (time period of sixty minutes) · cmn 鐘頭 /钟头 (time period of sixty minutes) · am ሰአት (time period of sixty minutes) · arz ساعة (time period of sixty minutes) · ta மணித்தியாலம் (time period of sixty minutes) · nan-hbl 點鐘 /点钟 (time period of sixty minutes) · af uur (time period of sixty minutes) · arc שעתא (time period of sixty minutes) · rup oárã (time period of sixty minutes) · vi giờ (time period of sixty minutes) · eu oren (time period of sixty minutes) · wal saatiya (time period of sixty minutes) · ny ola (time period of sixty minutes) · ro ceas (time period of sixty minutes) · dng сышын (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · nan-hbl 點鐘 /点钟 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · tk sagat (time period of sixty minutes) · pap ora (time period of sixty minutes) · sv timme (time period of sixty minutes) · sa घण्टा (time period of sixty minutes) · hak 點鐘 /点钟 (time period of sixty minutes) · yue 時 /时 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · wa eure (time period of sixty minutes) · gl hora (the time) · cmn 時 /时 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · udi сагьад (time period of sixty minutes) · got 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (time period of sixty minutes) · ko 시간 (time period of sixty minutes) · am ሰዓት (time period of sixty minutes) · ky саат (time period of sixty minutes) · as ঘন্টা (time period of sixty minutes) · el ώρα (the time) · ro oră (time period of sixty minutes) · nb time (time period of sixty minutes) · abq сахӏат (time period of sixty minutes) · nn time (time period of sixty minutes) · rue годи́на (time period of sixty minutes) · dng саат (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · ru вре́мя (the time) · dsb cas (the time) · yi שעה (time period of sixty minutes) · unm awël (time period of sixty minutes) · ur گَھنْٹَہ (time period of sixty minutes) · gd uair (time period of sixty minutes) · mnc ᡝᡵᡳᠨ (time period of sixty minutes) · rm oura (the time) · mk саат (time period of sixty minutes) · esu cass'aq (time period of sixty minutes) · sco oor (the time) · km ម៉ោង (time period of sixty minutes) · lb Stonn (time period of sixty minutes) · fa-ira زَمان (the time) · ml മണിക്കൂർ (time period of sixty minutes) · sh sȃt (time period of sixty minutes) · sga úar (the time) · tg соат (time period of sixty minutes) · wuu 點 /点 (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) · sk hodina (time period of sixty minutes)

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