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noon

/nuːn/

/nun/

Translations

noonnoun

noons

We decided to meet at noon for lunch.

Nous avons décidé de nous retrouver à midi pour déjeuner.

Additional translations

apogéeSens figuré.

sexteDans la liturgie chrétienne, heure canonique de midi.

Synonyms

lunch hour

12 o'clock

high noon

noonadjective

/nuːn/

/nun/

Used attributively to modify another noun, meaning ‘occurring at or connected with midday’.

de midi

The noon sun beat down on the desert sands.

Le soleil de midi frappait les sables du désert.

Synonyms

noonnoun

The time of day when the sun is at its highest point in the sky, typically around 12:00 PM.

We decided to meet at noon for lunch.

Midday; the middle of the day.

By noon, the temperature had already reached its peak.

The highest point or peak of something; the zenith.

In the noon of her career, she received every major literary prize.

The canonical hour of prayer observed at midday in certain Christian liturgies.

The monks gathered for noon in the abbey church.

noonadjective

Occurring at or relating to midday.

The noon sun beat down on the desert sands.