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Noontide

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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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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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