noonday en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈnundeɪ/
Etymology
From noon + day.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The time of noon; the time of day when the sun is highest in the sky, especially on a hot day.
She should not walk, he said, through the dust and heat of the noonday; Nay, she should ride like a queen, not plod along like a peasant.
1858, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Courtship of Miles Standish, part 9:
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) The time of greatest prosperity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| noondays | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
clear as the sun at noonday · noonday devil