midday
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of midday
before 1000; Middle English; Old English middæg. See mid-, day
Explanation
As a noun, the word midday refers to the middle of the day. You should avoid the sun at midday, especially if you have very fair skin. The noun midday can particularly mean noon. You may prefer to have your heaviest meal midday. The opposite of midday in this case is, of course, midnight. Midday is a compound word combining mid and day. In Old English the term was middæg and German still has a similar word with Mittag. The word midday can also be used as an adjective for midday meal, midday sun.
Vocabulary lists containing midday
UCPS 6th Grade Roots List #3
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: mid-
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Example Sentences
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U.S.-listed shares of ASML, which makes both DUV and EUV lithography systems, are off more than 7% in midday action.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Around 700 firefighters have been battling the flames on land, while several firefighting planes have been dumping water from the sky since the blaze erupted around midday on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
“We are hooked on traveling now,” said Lisa Mallo, 54, as she waited with her husband, Wesley, for a midday boat tour departing from the 14th-century harbor in the city of Chania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
He said: “Dang, you are hard. I’ll let you know tomorrow around midday if it’s ok.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
But at midday Aunt Chipo and Masvita suddenly broke into wfld cries.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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