Noon
Noon (nōn) , adjective
No. See the Note under No. [Obsolete]
Noon (non) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon nōn, orig., the ninth hour, from Latin nona (sc. hora) the ninth hour, then applied to the church services (called nones) at that hour, the time of which was afterwards changed to noon. See Nine, and compare Nones, Nunchion.]
1.
The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime.
2.
Hence, the highest point; culmination.
In the very noon of that brilliant life which was destined to be so soon, and so fatally, overshadowed.
Collocations (2)
High noon , the exact meridian; midday.
Noon of night , midnight. [Poetic] — Dryden
Noon , adjective
Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional. — Young
Noon , intransitive verb
To take rest and refreshment at noon.