noon

A2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /nun/ UK /nuːn/ See IPA manual

Freq #3490

Meanings

1

noun
Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day; midday.

On Saturdays I love to sleep in until noon.

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Synonyms

1 noun · twelve o'clock in the... midday noondaytwelve noon

More apex midnight nones noontide twelve

Opposites

midnight

Word family

Forms noons

Derived forms beforenoonforenoonjack-go-to-bed-at-noonjohn-go-to-bed-at-noonmidnoonmorning-noon-and-nightnap-at-noonnoon-flowernoon-time noondaynoonernoonflower

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high noon
Exactly midday, especially when emphasizing the sun's height or the time.

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Noon comes through Old English from Latin nona hora “ninth hour” and originally referred to the ninth hour after sunrise, approximately 3 p.m. During the Middle Ages its meaning shifted toward midday, a sense recorded by about 1225 and usual by the 14th century. The change may be connected with Benedictine monks holding the related service of nones earlier, closer to midday.

Etymology

From Middle English noen, none, non, from Old English nōn (“the ninth hour”), from a Germanic borrowing of classical Latin nōna (“ninth hour”) (short for nōna hōra), feminine of nōnus (“ninth”). Cognate with Dutch noen, obsolete German Non, Norwegian non.

noen Middle English nōn Old English

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# noon

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /nun/
**IPA (UK):** /nuːn/
**Frequency rank:** 3490

## Meanings
1. Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day; midday.

## Examples
- On Saturdays I love to sleep in until noon.

## Synonyms
- apex
- midday
- midnight
- nones
- noontide
- twelve

## Antonyms
- midnight

## Derived Forms
- beforenoon
- forenoon
- jack-go-to-bed-at-noon
- john-go-to-bed-at-noon
- midnoon
- morning-noon-and-night
- nap-at-noon
- noon-flower
- noon-time
- noonday
- nooner
- noonflower

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: noen
- Root: nōn

## Etymology
From Middle English noen, none, non, from Old English nōn (“the ninth hour”), from a Germanic borrowing of classical Latin nōna (“ninth hour”) (short for nōna hōra), feminine of nōnus (“ninth”). Cognate with Dutch noen, obsolete German Non, Norwegian non.

## AI Etymology
Noon comes from Middle English noen, none, non, from Old English nōn (“the ninth hour”), from a Germanic borrowing of classical Latin nōna (“ninth hour”) (short for nōna hōra), feminine of nōnus (“ninth”). Cognate with Dutch noen, obsolete German Non, Norwegian non. The historical chain includes Middle English noen and Old English nōn. Modern senses include twelve o'clock in the middle of the day; midday. The wider word family includes derivatives such as beforenoon, forenoon, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, john-go-to-bed-at-noon, midnoon, and morning-noon-and-night.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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