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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Sino Biopharm’s stock jumped as much as 6.8% in Hong Kong and was 2.1% higher at midday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The scheme, better known as the midday meal programme, provides free cooked lunches to children in government and government-aided schools.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Shares of Tesla fell 7.1 percent around midday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Move a party or event from midday to the early morning or the evening.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The only respite from the torment, which in Ranofer’s resentful opinion caused more mistakes than it corrected, was during the midday break.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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