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midday

mid·day
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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [noun mid-dey, -dey; adjective mid-dey]
    • /noun ˈmɪdˈdeɪ, -ˌdeɪ; adjective ˈmɪdˌdeɪ/
    • /ˌmɪdˈdeɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun mid-dey, -dey; adjective mid-dey]
    • /noun ˈmɪdˈdeɪ, -ˌdeɪ; adjective ˈmɪdˌdeɪ/

Definitions of midday word

  • noun midday the middle of the day; noon or the time centering around noon. 1
  • adjective midday of or relating to the middle part of the day: a midday news broadcast. 1
  • noun midday The middle of the day; noon. 1
  • noun midday 12 noon 1
  • noun midday occurring at noon 1
  • uncountable noun midday Midday is twelve o'clock in the middle of the day. 0
See all 10 definitions of midday

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Origin of midday

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English middæg. See mid-, day

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Parts of speech for Midday

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Midday

midday popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for midday

noun midday

  • noon — midday.
  • high noon — the exact moment of noon.
  • noontide — the time of noon; midday.
  • lunchtime — a period set aside for eating lunch or the period of an hour or so, beginning roughly at noon, during which lunch is commonly eaten.
  • noontime — noon; noontide; noonday: Will he be home at noontime?
All 5 Synonyms of midday

Antonyms for midday

noun midday

  • midnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
Just one Antonym for midday

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