noonday

[ noon-dey ]

/ ˈnunˌdeɪ /

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adjective

of or at noon or midday: the usual noonday meal.

noun

midday; noon.

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Origin of noonday

First recorded in 1525–35; noon + day

Words nearby noonday

nook and cranny, every, nookery, nooky, noon, Noonan's syndrome, noonday, no one, No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people, nooner, noonhour, nooning

How to use noonday in a sentence

Joel and I, in the heat of the noonday sun, walked the entire perimeter of the lot.
The Saga of Whitney Houston’s Last Movie, ‘Sparkle’|Howard Rosenman|February 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Evagrius, a famous hermit, blamed the “noonday demon” for tempting monks back to urban comforts.
A Book About Boredom Is Anything But|Jeremy Axelrod|June 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
How long had it been since we were children of the beating heart, laughing and playing beneath the warmth of the noonday sun?
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
To the country at large, however, who breathe a freer air, the true nature of the struggle is plain as the sun at noonday.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

The noonday sun was blazing right overhead, and the muddy water running all over slippered feet and dainty dresses.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various
He began his day's work at seven and continued it until five, with a short interval for his noonday meal and afternoon drive.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian
The session lasted until time for the noonday luncheon and siesta , and was resumed in the afternoon.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
Perhaps this was because the weather was bad, for Leam, who could bear wind and frost and noonday sun, could not bear wet.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various

British Dictionary definitions for noonday

noonday

/ (ˈnuːnˌdeɪ) /

noun

the middle of the day; noon
(as modifier)the noonday sun

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noonday

Origin of noonday

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British Dictionary definitions for noonday