noonday C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives Also spelled noon-day US /ˈnundeɪ/ UK /ˈnuːndeɪ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun midday; the middle of the day They sheltered from the noonday sun beneath an olive tree. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · midday; the middle of the day middaynoonnoontidenoontime ↔ Opposites midnightnighttime Word family Related forms noonnoontide Etymology AI details A compound of noon (Old English non, from Latin nona (hora) 'ninth hour') + day (Old English dæg). nona hora Latin dæg Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # noonday **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **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 - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown