noonday

American  

[noon-dey] / ˈnunˌdeɪ /

adjective

1. of or at noon or midday.

   the usual noonday meal.

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noun

1. midday; noon.

noonday British  

/ ˈnuːnˌdeɪ /

noun

1. 1. the middle of the day; noon

   2. ( as modifier )

      the noonday sun

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Etymology

Origin of noonday

First recorded in 1525–35; noon + day

Example Sentences

Apparently there had been a cutback in rations recently: still the food was better and more plentiful than at Scheveningen where there had been no noonday meal at all.

From Literature

We sprawled in the noonday yard and hung on the hitching rail.

From Literature

The noonday sun beat down on the back of my neck and beads of sweat dotted my forehead.

From Literature

I pushed my mower out in the noonday sun right alongside the men — and one woman — in my neighborhood.

From Seattle Times

“If you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,” the prophet Isaiah said, “your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.”

From Washington Post