noonday
The time of noon; the time of day when the sun is highest in the sky, especially on a…The time of noon; the time of day when the sun is highest in the sky, especially on a hot day.
» The noonday sun beat down with dazzling brightness on the tennis court.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The time of noon; the time of day when the sun is highest in the sky, especially on a hot day.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The time of greatest prosperity.
- the middle of the day
Examples
3 sentencesThe noonday sun beat down with dazzling brightness on the tennis court.
Without a word, he had disappeared into the welter of the noonday crowd.
ruБез единого слова он растворился в хаосе полуденной толпы.
Why, old No-Eyes, do you bear a lantern, you whose midnight is no darker than his noonday?
Origin
From noon + day.From noon + day.
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Forms
plural: noondaysSynonyms
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1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable