midday

Meaning

Noon; twelve o'clock during the day.

Synonyms

noon

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noonday

noontime

noontide

daytime

meridian

afternoon

high noon

meridional

twelve noon

morning

lunchtime

noone

lunch

at noon

at midday

broad daylight

of noon

twelve o’clock

and evening

noon-time

midnight

n

meridiem

Translations

midi

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mediodía

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mezzogiorno

Mittag

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meio-dia

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middag

μεσημέρι

migdia

öğle

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noen

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meridies

meriggio

mezzodì

midi

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɪdˈdeɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: midday

Inherited from Old English: middæġ

Cognate with Scots: midday

Cognate with Western Frisian: middei

Cognate with Dutch: middag

Cognate with German: Mittag

Cognate with Danish: middag

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: middag

Cognate with Swedish: middag

In summary

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”).