Definition of NOONTIME

noontime

Meanings

Plural: noontimes

Noun

  • Noon.
  • Approximately noon.
  • The time at which something peaks in some way (e.g., in vitality, in influence, in reknown) (by analogy with the waxing of the sun each day).

Origin / Etymology

From noon + time, perhaps an innovation of earlier English noontide (“noontime”), from Middle English noon tijd, from Old English nōntīd (“noontime”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English merian, merion (“noontime”) from Old French meriiene, merīane (“noontime”).

Synonyms

high noon, midday, nones, sext

Scrabble Score: 10

noontime is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
noontime is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 13

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