noonday

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

Also spelled noon-day

US /ˈnundeɪ/ UK /ˈnuːndeɪ/ See IPA manual

noun adj

Meanings

1

noun
midday; the middle of the day

They sheltered from the noonday sun beneath an olive tree.

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Synonyms

1 noun · midday; the middle of the day midday noon noontide noontime

Opposites

midnight nighttime

Word family

Related forms noon noontide

Etymology

A compound of noon (Old English non, from Latin nona (hora) 'ninth hour') + day (Old English dæg).

nona hora Latin dæg Old English

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# noonday

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** ˈnundeɪ
**IPA (UK):** ˈnuːndeɪ

## Meanings
1. midday; the middle of the day

## Examples
- They sheltered from the noonday sun beneath an olive tree.

## Synonyms
- midday
- noon
- noontide
- noontime

## Antonyms
- midnight
- nighttime

## Related Forms
- noon
- noontide

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: nona hora
- Root: dæg

## Etymology
A compound of noon (Old English non, from Latin nona (hora) 'ninth hour') + day (Old English dæg).

## AI Etymology
Noonday is a compound of noon (Old English non, from Latin nona (hora) 'ninth hour') + day (Old English dæg). The etymological trail includes Latin nona hora and Old English dæg. As a noun, noonday means midday; the middle of the day. The same family is visible in related forms such as noon and noontide. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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