afternoon

[af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf-]

noun

1. the time from noon until evening.

2. the latter part.

   the afternoon of life.

adjective

1. pertaining to the latter part of the day.

afternoon

/ ˌɑːftəˈnuːn /

noun

1. 1. the period of the day between noon and evening

   2. ( as modifier )

      afternoon tea

2. a middle or later part

   the afternoon of life

Other Word Forms

• preafternoon noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of afternoon¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; after, noon

Example Sentences

A clip which emerged on Monday afternoon showed Hamas fighters executing a group of eight men.

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A resident reportedly spied a man descending into a manhole on Saturday afternoon and knew something unusual was up.

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By Tuesday afternoon, many of the mountain cameras across the Golden State maintained by UC San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia camera network showed whiteout conditions.

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The move whipsawed U.S. markets on Tuesday, triggering a sharp early selloff as hopes for easing tensions faded, before major indexes partially rebounded and steadied in the afternoon.

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The Dodgers put tickets for potential World Series games on sale Tuesday, with the cheapest seat available for $881.95, according to an afternoon review of the team website.

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