noon
The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
Noun 3 meanings
The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
“On Saturdays, I love to have a lie-in until noon.”
The highest point; culmination.
The letter ن in the Arabic script.
Verb 1 meaning
To relax or sleep around midday.
Etymology
From Middle English noen, none, non, from Old English nōn (“the ninth hour”), from a Germanic borrowing of classical Latin nōna (“ninth hour”) (short for nōna hōra), feminine of nōnus (“ninth”). Cognate with Dutch noen, obsolete German Non, Norwegian non.
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NOON at a glance
NOON has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (N 1 + O 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,891 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with noon
All rhymes- SOON4
- AFTERNOON12
- MOON6
- CARTOON9
- BALLOON9
- SPOON7
- HONEYMOON17
- TYPHOON15
- PLATOON9
- BOON6
- LAGOON7
- SALOON6
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