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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Authorities in Perth's Joondalup area, where Sorrento is located, said all beaches were closed "as a precautionary measure" and would remain so until at least midday on Sunday.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Shares of Intel are up more than 5% in midday action on Wednesday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Large columns of smoke were still visible around the site of the fire at midday on Thursday, an AFP correspondent saw.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
We woke at 4:30 a.m. to slog through fields from cold morning dew through to blazing midday heat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
We would sit down at midday with all the other refugees in the great dining hall and eat good hot food.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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