The party will take place from noon to 4 p.m.
He showed up at precisely 12 noon.
Recent Examples on the WebWinners will be announced April 1 at noon live on the organization's Facebook page.—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024 High Wind Warning to go into effect beginning at noon
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a High Wind Warning set to begin at noon on Friday for several parts of Kentucky, including Louisville, Lexington and Bowling Green.—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024 Here are a few hosting venues: Motown Legacy Lounge in the Eastern Market area will have a watch party starting at noon with $5 cocktails.—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024 Details: Open Monday-Thursday at 3 p.m. and Friday-Sunday at noon at 2700 Mitchell Drive in Walnut Creek; calicraft.com.—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for noon
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'noon.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English nōn ninth hour from sunrise, from Latin nona, from feminine of nonus ninth; akin to Latin novem nine — more at nine
: the middle of the day : 12 o'clock in the daytime
noonadjective
Etymology
Old English nōn "ninth hour from sunrise," derived from Latin nona, a feminine form of nonus "ninth," from novem "nine"
Word Origin
Noon has not always meant "12 o'clock in the daytime." In the ancient Roman way of keeping track of time, the hours of the day were counted from sunrise to sunset. The ninth hour of their day (about 3 p.m. nowadays) was called nona, Latin for "ninth." In the early period of English, the word was borrowed as nōn, also referring to the ninth hour after sunrise. By the 14th century, however, the word came to be used for midday, 12 o'clock, as we use it today.
Share