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Synonyms for undern

12 synonyms
3 meanings

noun

Most common

evening afternoon snack sext terce

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Evening — synonym of evening

evening, eventide formal dated

2. Afternoon — synonym of afternoon

afternoon, arvo informal AU NZ

3. Noon — synonym of noon, the sixth hour of daylight (12 pm)

Other

snack, sext, terce, forenight UK, undermeal dated, undertide dated

Definitions

n. 1
Synonym of noon: the sixth hour of daylight (12 pm).
n. 2
Synonym of afternoon.
n. 3
Synonym of evening.

Related words

Word family: undermeal undern-song undertide undern-time
Phrases: half undern high undern whole undern
Other spellings: underne undirn

Example sentences

evening Gloria was easily the best singer of that evening.
afternoon I spent the whole afternoon chatting with friends.
snack I had some custard pudding for an afternoon snack.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
undern		falling
evening		rising
afternoon		rising
snack		rising
sext		rising
terce		steady

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

By length

4 letters: noon¹, arvo, sext
5 letters: snack¹, terce
7 letters: evening²
8 letters: meridian⁴, eventide
9 letters: afternoon³, forenight, undermeal, undertide

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evening² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: casse-croûte
Italiano: spuntino