Definition of MIDDAY

midday

Meanings

Plural: middays

Noun

  • the middle of the day
  • Noon; twelve o'clock during the day.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English midday, from Old English middæġ (“midday, noon”), equivalent to mid- + day. Cognate with Scots midday (“midday”), West Frisian middei (“midday, noon, afternoon”), Dutch middag (“midday, noon, afternoon”), German Mittag (“noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon”), Danish middag (“midday, noon, afternoon”), Norwegian Bokmål middag (“midday, noon, afternoon”), Swedish middag (“midday, noon, afternoon”).

Synonyms

12 noon, 12 o'clock, 12 p.m., high noon, meridian, meridiem, midday, nones, noon, noon-time, noonday, noontide, noontime, sext, twelve, twelve noon, undermeal, undern, undertide

Antonyms

midnight

Scrabble Score: 13

midday is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
midday is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
midday is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

midday is a valid Words With Friends word