noon

[ noon ]

noun

1. midday.
2. twelve o'clock in the daytime.
3. the highest, brightest, or finest point or part:

   the noon of one's career.

4. Archaic. midnight:

   the noon of night.

noon

/ nuːn /

noun

1. 1. the middle of the day; 12 o'clock in the daytime or the time or point at which the sun crosses the local meridian
   2. ( as modifier )

      the noon sun

2. poetic.
   the highest, brightest, or most important part; culmination

Word History and Origins

Origin of noon¹

before 900; Middle English none, Old English nōn < Latin nōna ninth hour. See none ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of noon¹

Old English nōn, from Latin nōna ( hōra ) ninth hour (originally 3 p.m., the ninth hour from sunrise)

Example Sentences

The 65-minute film will premiere Saturday at Walt Disney Concert Hall with live accompaniment by the Los Angeles Master Chorale and members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic as part of the Noon to Midnight daylong festival of new music.

From Los Angeles Times

The school issued the shelter-in-place order from 10 a.m. to shortly after noon and then again at 1 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

A hazardous fire broke out in San Pedro around noon on Thursday after a big rig carrying lithium ion batteries overturned, causing at least one battery to explode, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times

Kettle’s neighborhood demonstrates the capriciousness of the fire, which had destroyed at least two dozen homes by noon Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times

"We're at 316 at noon, so we are outdistancing anything this particular precinct has ever seen."

From Salon