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

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

Gienger’s winner will be one of the star attractions at this weekend’s Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, with an appearance in the noontime parade. —Aric Crabb, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024

Here’s how the whole process went July 23, 2024 On a recent bright noontime, workers in long sleeves and boots and senior ladies from the neighborhood were coming in for their orders. —Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024

The summer solstice, according to experts at the National Weather Service, is when the earth's tilt toward the sun reaches its maximum noontime elevation. —John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 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