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Noontide

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noontide

English

Etymology

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

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

Usage in Media

Walkthrough / Context Video

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

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Translations

Midday; noon

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

Climax; high point

References

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