noontime

noun

noon·​time ˈnün-ˌtīm 

: the time of noon : midday

Synonyms

• acme
• apex
• apogee
• capstone
• climax
• crescendo
• crest
• crown
• culmination
• head
• height
• high noon
• high-water mark
• meridian
• ne plus ultra
• noon
• peak
• pinnacle
• sum
• summit
• tip-top
• top
• zenith

Examples of noontime in a Sentence

The traffic gets heavy around noontime.

far removed from the noontime of their popularity, when they had performed at sold-out arenas, the band now played at small clubs

Recent Examples on the Web

The next day, in a noontime burglary, more than $100,000 worth of property was stolen from the home of Karl-Anthony Towns, who was then a Timberwolves player and is now a center forward with the Knicks, Chief Nelson said. —Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024

Meanwhile in the southern hemisphere, the sun has reached its highest point in the noontime sky in the Tropic of Capricorn. —John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024

Meanwhile, in the southern hemisphere, the sun has reached its highest point in the noontime sky in the Tropic of Capricorn. —John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024

And so, life goes on beneath the Terminal’s great hall, when at precisely 11:30 the doors are unlocked and waiting customers pour in, at first slowly, then in a noontime wave. —John Mariani, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

noontime

noun

noon·​time -ˌtīm 

: the time of noon : midday