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'''noontide''' (plural '''noontides''')
'''noontide''' (plural '''noontides''')


# ''(literary)'' Midday; noon.
# ''(literary)'' [[midday|Midday]]; [[noon]].
# ''(figuratively)'' A climax or high point.
#* “I have bedimm'd the '''noontide''' sun, call'd forth the mutinous winds...” — William Shakespeare, ''The Tempest''
#* “The favorite '''noontide''' mess of the Andalusian peasantry...” — Miguel de Cervantes, ''Don Quixote''
#* “...preparing to feed a '''noontide''' invasion of Yoyodyne workers.” — Thomas Pynchon, ''The Crying of Lot 49''
 
#: '''Synonyms:''' [[meridian]], [[nones]], [[sext]] 
#: '''Hypernyms:''' [[tide]], [[time]] 
#: '''Coordinate terms:''' [[morningtide]], [[eventide]], [[eve]], [[even]], [[forenight]]
 
# ''(figuratively)'' [[climax|Climax]]; [[high point]].
#* “...a tranquil sunset succeeding not unmeetly to the fiery splendours of his '''noontide''' course.” — F. D. Morice, ''Pindar''


==== Synonyms ====
#: '''Synonyms:''' [[peak]], [[pinnacle]], [[zenith]]
* Midday sense: [[meridian]], [[nones]], [[sext]]
* Figurative sense: [[peak]], [[pinnacle]], [[zenith]]


=== Usage in Media ===
=== Usage in Media ===


==== Example Usage ====
==== Walkthrough / Context Video ====
The term appears in literary or poetic contexts describing the height of day or metaphorical culmination.
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==== Additional Example ====
The word '''noontide''' appears at approximately 7:02 in the YouTube video ''[[https://youtu.be/p8mxhfsVuIo?si=rQhxHp72Pi7VHJFV The Silmarillion in 30(ish) Minutes]]'' by ''[[https://www.youtube.com/@Jess_of_the_Shire Jess of the Shire]]''.


<youtube>p8mxhfsVuIo</youtube>
<youtube>p8mxhfsVuIo</youtube>


==== Walkthrough / Context Video ====
=== Translations ===
<youtube>jT4yE8CfFyE</youtube>
 
==== Midday; noon ====
* Bulgarian: пладне (n), обед (m)
* German: Mittagsstunde (f), Mittagszeit (f), Mittag (m)
* Russian: по́лдень (m)
 
==== Climax; high point ====
* See [[climax]]


=== References ===
=== References ===
<references />
Wiktionary contributors, "noontide," Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=noontide&oldid=84823628 (accessed February 17, 2026).
 
Jess of the Shire. 2025. Review of the Silmarillion in 30(Ish) Minutes. https://youtu.be/p8mxhfsVuIo?si=fjEtLHaZwT50imoO.


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[[Category:English nouns]]
[[Category:Literary terms]]
[[Category:English literary terms]]
[[Category:English compound terms]]
[[Category:Time]]
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[[Category:Figurative language]]
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 17 February 2026

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English non-tyde, from Old English nōntīd, equivalent to noon + tide.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈnuːnˌtaɪd/

Noun

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noontide (plural noontides)

  1. (literary) Midday; noon.
    • “I have bedimm'd the noontide sun, call'd forth the mutinous winds...” — William Shakespeare, The Tempest
    • “The favorite noontide mess of the Andalusian peasantry...” — Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote
    • “...preparing to feed a noontide invasion of Yoyodyne workers.” — Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49
  1. Synonyms: meridian, nones, sext
    Hypernyms: tide, time
    Coordinate terms: morningtide, eventide, eve, even, forenight
  1. (figuratively) Climax; high point.
    • “...a tranquil sunset succeeding not unmeetly to the fiery splendours of his noontide course.” — F. D. Morice, Pindar
  1. Synonyms: peak, pinnacle, zenith

Usage in Media

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Walkthrough / Context Video

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Additional Example

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The word noontide appears at approximately 7:02 in the YouTube video [The Silmarillion in 30(ish) Minutes] by [Jess of the Shire].

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Translations

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Midday; noon

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  • Bulgarian: пладне (n), обед (m)
  • German: Mittagsstunde (f), Mittagszeit (f), Mittag (m)
  • Russian: по́лдень (m)

Climax; high point

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References

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Wiktionary contributors, "noontide," Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=noontide&oldid=84823628 (accessed February 17, 2026).

Jess of the Shire. 2025. Review of the Silmarillion in 30(Ish) Minutes. https://youtu.be/p8mxhfsVuIo?si=fjEtLHaZwT50imoO.

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