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noon

/nuːn/

/nun/

Translations

noonnoun

noons

We will meet at noon for lunch.

Мы встретимся в полдень на обед.

Additional translations

Synonyms

high noon

12 o'clock

lunch hour

noonadjective

/nuːn/

/nun/

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

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.