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

Vatican officials said about 70,000 people filled St. Peter’s Square for Francis’ noonday speech and blessing.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023

Klein is standing barefoot on Alucia’s top deck in cargo shorts and a faded MC5 t-shirt, squinting in the noonday sun.

From Scientific American • Feb. 12, 2018

Mahut and Herbert secured the break when Chardy double-faulted—the noonday sun, and some untimely gusts from Hermine, offshore, were giving all the players serving fits—and, soon enough, they took the set, 6–4.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 7, 2016

Cape Town, South Africa, has been shooting off its noon gun since 1806, and Hong Kong's noonday cannons first began firing in the 1860s, about the time a similar tradition took hold in Edinburgh, Scotland.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2016

The half hour at noonday dinner with more food than she had ever had set before her at one time was worse than breakfast.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson