afternoon

[ noun af-ter-noon, ahf-; adjective af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf- ]

noun

1. the time from noon until evening.
2. the latter part:

   the afternoon of life.

adjective

1. pertaining to the latter part of the day.

afternoon

/ ˌɑːftəˈnuːn /

noun

1. 1. the period of the day between noon and evening
   2. ( as modifier )

      afternoon tea

2. a middle or later part

   the afternoon of life

Other Words From

• preaf·ter·noon noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of afternoon¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; after, noon

Example Sentences

Mr McGregor's co-defendant, Mr Lawrence took the stand on Thursday afternoon.

From BBC

Add that to the Yale Budget Lab’s estimate of more than 5 percent inflation from the more extreme versions of Trump’s tariff scenarios, and you have the recipe for an inflationary spiral that would make post-pandemic price increases look like a gentle hill that we climbed happily together on a languid summer afternoon.

From Slate

He added that the coroner had been informed and a post-mortem had been carried out on Thursday afternoon.

From BBC

The full ninth edition of the Dictionnaire de l’Académie Française was formally presented to President Macron this afternoon in the plush surroundings of the 17th century Collège des Quatre-Nations on the left bank of the Seine.

From BBC

One afternoon shortly after the vote, members of the splinter group gathered outside of San Francisco, hiking through the chaparrals of the San Bruno hills, and plotted what to do next.

From Salon