Afternoon vs Afterthought - What's the difference?
afternoon | afterthought |
The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening; the part of the day following noon which is daylight all year round; the second half of the working day (in regular office hours).
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, passage=The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on an afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track. The three returned wondering and charmed with Mrs. Cooke; they were sure she had had no hand in the furnishing of that atrocious house.}}
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A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
As nouns the difference between afternoon and afterthought
is that afternoon is the part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening; the part of the day following noon which is daylight all year round; the second half of the working day (in regular office hours) while afterthought is a reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.As a verb afterthought is
to expound as an afterthought.afternoon
English
Alternative forms
* afternoone (archaic)Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking.}}
citation, passage=Here the stripped panelling was warmly gold and the pictures, mostly of the English school, were mellow and gentle in the afternoon light.}}
- And I love to live so pleasantly / Live this life of luxury / Lazing on a sunny afternoon / In the summertime
Synonyms
* arvoSee also
*Derived terms
* afternoonish * afternoon tea * good afternoonSee also
* forenoonStatistics
afterthought
English
Noun
(en noun)- She packed her sandals only as an afterthought , but she was glad she did.
- This whole remodeling was an afterthought , we were only going to paint and call it good.