noon

A2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /nun/ UK /nuːn/ See IPA manual

noun verb name Freq #3490

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

More apex midnight nones noontide twelve

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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

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, verb, name
**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
- Space, Position & Direction

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