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- [noon]
- /nun/
- /nuːn/
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- [noon]
- /nun/
Definitions of noon word
- noun noon midday. 1
- noun noon twelve o'clock in the daytime. 1
- noun noon the highest, brightest, or finest point or part: the noon of one's career. 1
- noun noon Archaic. midnight: the noon of night. 1
- noun noon Twelve o'clock in the day; midday. 1
- noun noon time: 12:00pm 1
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Origin of noon
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English none, Old English nōn < Latin nōna ninth hour. See none2
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Parts of speech for Noon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
noon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".
noon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for noon
noun noon
- midday — the middle of the day; noon or the time centering around noon.
- noontime — noon; noontide; noonday: Will he be home at noontime?
- noonday — of or at noon or midday: the usual noonday meal.
- apex — An Apex or an Apex ticket is a ticket for a journey by air or rail which costs less than the standard ticket, but which you have to book a specified period in advance.
- meridian — a city in E Mississippi.
Antonyms for noon
noun noon
- midnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
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