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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Lauren Michel Wilfong, a lawyer with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, said they learned of Villegas’ recent arrest after receiving a voicemail from the detention center around midday Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The company’s American depository receipts declined 2.4% that day, and continued their slide on Thursday, down 4.3% in midday trading.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Stocks moved higher in midday trading, led by the Nasdaq composite, as investors grew increasingly confident that the U.S. and Iran will eventually reach a peace deal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Amazon’s stock eased 0.3% in recent midday trading after running up 3.8% on the deal news to close Tuesday just 2% shy of its Nov. 3 record close of $254.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Tens of thousands of schoolchildren would be sitting in their classes, gathered around their new Stormbreakers, waiting for the moment—at midday exactly—when the prime minister would press the button and bring them on-line.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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