midday
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
midday (countable and uncountable, plural middays)
- Noon; twelve o'clock during the day.
Synonyms edit
- nones, noontide; see also Thesaurus:midday
Antonyms edit
- midnight; see also Thesaurus:midnight
Translations edit
12 o'clock during the day — see noon
See also edit
- (times of day) time of day; dawn, morning, noon/midday, afternoon, dusk, evening, night, midnight (Category: en:Times of day)