noon
noun · verb
Simple meaning
The highest point.
Pronunciation
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noonIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈnun
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
The mean time of solar noon, marked as twelve o'clock on most clocks.
figurative
The highest point; culmination.
The middle of the day
The letter ن in the Arabic script.
countable
An ethnic people who occupy western Senegal.
verb
intransitive
To relax or sleep around midday.
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This meaning: The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
Used this way, noon is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- noontide , rarer, so it draws attention
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More ways to use noon
- “Let's meet for lunch exactly at noon on Tuesday.”
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