Noontide

noontide

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• /ˈnuːnˌtaɪd/

Noun

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

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The word noontide is used at approximately the 7:02 mark in The Silmarillion in 30(ish) Minutes by Jess of the Shire.

Translations

Midday; noon

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

Climax; high point

• See climax