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As a noun noon

is (obsolete) the ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon or noon can be the letter in the arabic script.

As a verb noon

is to relax or sleep around midday.

As a proper noun night is

(paganism) the goddess of the night in heathenry.

noon

English

(wikipedia noon)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch noen, obsolete German Non, Norwegian non.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
  • Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
  • (obsolete) The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.
  • * 1885', When night was at its '''noon I heard a voice chanting the Koran in sweetest accents — Sir Richard Burton, ''The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night , Night 17:
  • (figurative) The highest point; culmination.
  • * Motley
  • In the very noon of that brilliant life which was destined to be so soon, and so fatally, overshadowed.
    Synonyms
    * (sense, twelve o'clock in the day) noontide, noon-time, midday, twelve (o'clock)
    Antonyms
    * (middle of the night) midnight
    See also
    *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To relax or sleep around midday
  • * 1906 , (Andy Adams), The Double Trail
  • *:Well, we crossed and nooned , lying around on purpose to give them a good lead, and when we hit the trail back in these sand-hills, there he was, not a mile ahead, and you can see there was no chance to get around.
  • * 1889 , (Mark Twain), (w, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court) Chapter XX
  • *:Between six and nine we made ten miles, which was plenty for a horse carrying triple—man, woman, and armor; then we stopped for a long nooning under some trees by a limpid brook.
  • * 1853 , (Theodore Winthrop), The Canoe and the Saddle
  • *:We presently turned just aside from the trail into an episode of beautiful prairie, one of a succession along the plateau at the crest of the range. At this height of about five thousand feet, the snows remain until June. In this fair, oval, forest-circled prairie of my nooning , the grass was long and succulent, as if it grew in the bed of a drained lake.
  • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The letter in the Arabic script.
  • Anagrams

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    night

    English

    (wikipedia night)

    Alternative forms

    * nite (informal)

    Noun

  • (lb) The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
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  • *:The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample
  • , volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains , passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
  • (lb) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
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  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
  • (lb) A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a hotel or other accommodation.
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  • (lb) Nightfall.
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  • (lb) Darkness.
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  • (lb) A dark blue colour, midnight blue.
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  • A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.
  • Synonyms

    * (evening or night spent at a particular activity) evening * (quality of sleep) sleep * (nightfall) dark, dusk, nightfall, sundown, sunset, twilight * (darkness) blackness, darkness, gloom, obscurity, shadow

    Antonyms

    * (period between sunset and sunrise) day * (darkness) brightness, daylight, light

    See also

    *

    Derived terms

    * all-night * all-nighter * at night * day and night * fly-by-night * first night * goodnight * lady of the night * last night * midnight * night and day * night-bat * night blindness * nightcap * nightclub * night court * night crawler * nightdress * night emission * nightfall * nightgown * nightie, nighty * night letter * nightlife * nightlight * nightly * nightmare * night-night * night owl * nightpiece * night-raven * night shift * nightshirt * night soil * nighttime, night-time * night terror * night watch * overnight * ships that pass in the night * the night is young * tonight * tomorrow night * Twelfth Night

    Interjection

    (en-interj)!
  • Short for good night
  • Night all! Thanks for a great evening!

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.
  • *2008 , Richard F. Burton, Arabian Nights, in 16 volumes , p.284:
  • *:"So I took seat and ate somewhat of my vivers, my horse also feeding upon his fodder, and we nighted in that spot and next morning I set out."
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    Anagrams

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