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Synonyms for noon

Most common

noonday twelve noon-time noontime

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Noonday

noonday, high noon, noontide formal

2. Nones — the ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon

mid-day, nones dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.

  2. n. 2

    The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.

    The race is due to start at noon sharp.

Forms

Plural
noons → noondays, noontides, mid-days, noontimes…

Example sentences

  • noonday The noonday sun beat down with dazzling brightness on the tennis court.
  • twelve He can run 100 meters in less than twelve seconds.
  • noontime Noontime in Boston is late night in Japan.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
noonsteady
noondayrising
twelvesteady
noontimerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
nones
6 letters
twelve1, undern
7 letters
noonday
8 letters
meridian4, capstone2, noontime2, noontide
9 letters
undermeal

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (meridian4 = 4 syllables).