midnoonn.adj.

Brit.

/mɪdˈnuːn/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdˈnun/

Forms: see mid adj. and noon n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., noon n.

Etymology: < mid adj. + noon n., after afternoon n. and forenoon n.

Now rare (Indian English in later use).

A. n.

1. Midday; noon. In later use also: the middle of the day.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > noon or midday > [noun]

noontideeOE

middayOE

overnoonOE

noontimeOE

noona1225

undern13..

high noon1370

undern-tide1387

meridianc1390

merionc1390

meridiec1392

midoverunderna1400

high dayc1425

noon season1461

nooninga1500

noonday1535

midnoon1580

mid-seasona1616

M1741

noon-mark1842

noon1852

sun-hot1894

1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 114 The Gentlewomen in Greece and Italy, who begin their morning at midnoone.

1605 R. F. tr. F. Dedekind Schoole of Slovenrie i. xi. 43 Next morning, tis my counsell, that thou sleepe till iust mid-noone.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 311 Seems another Morn Ris'n on mid-noon .

1725 I. Watts Logick ii. v. §7 They can tell precisely..what Altitude the Dog-star had at Midnight or Midnoon in Rome.

1832 Ld. Tennyson Œnone in Poems (new ed.) 55 It was the deep midnoon.

a1864 N. Hawthorne Amer. Note-bks. (1879) I. 157 Far towards midnoon.

1992 N. Bhattacharya Hem & Football iii. 37 Around midnoon it seemed we wouldn't be able to hold on any more.

†2. poetic and allusively. The middle period of life. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion vi. 305 The approved Assistant of an arduous course From his mid noon of manhood to old age!

1860 Ld. Lytton Lucile ii. ii. i. 27 A man of your years, At the midnoon of manhood, with plenty to do.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of or relating to midnoon; occurring at midnoon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > noon or midday > [adjective]

meridianc1400

meridialc1540

noontide1595

meridional1608

noondaya1651

full tide1702

midnoon1805

1805 J. Grahame Sabbath (ed. 2) 77 Here nature in her midnoon whisper speaks.

1805 R. Southey Madoc i. vi. 61 From early morning, till the midnoon hour.

1992 N. Bhattacharya Hem & Football xi. 145 Mother-in-law begged her to stay for the midnoon meal but Mother wouldn't even touch the tea and the sweetmeats I offered her.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	midnoon
释义	midnoonn.adj. Brit. /mɪdˈnuːn/, U.S. /ˈmɪdˈnun/ Forms: see mid adj. and noon n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., noon n. Etymology: < mid adj. + noon n., after afternoon n. and forenoon n. Now rare (Indian English in later use). A. n. 1. Midday; noon. In later use also: the middle of the day. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > noon or midday > [noun] noontideeOE middayOE overnoonOE noontimeOE noona1225 undern13.. high noon1370 undern-tide1387 meridianc1390 merionc1390 meridiec1392 midoverunderna1400 high dayc1425 noon season1461 nooninga1500 noonday1535 midnoon1580 mid-seasona1616 M1741 noon-mark1842 noon1852 sun-hot1894 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 114 The Gentlewomen in Greece and Italy, who begin their morning at midnoone. 1605 R. F. tr. F. Dedekind Schoole of Slovenrie i. xi. 43 Next morning, tis my counsell, that thou sleepe till iust mid-noone. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 311 Seems another Morn Ris'n on mid-noon . View more context for this quotation 1725 I. Watts Logick ii. v. §7 They can tell precisely..what Altitude the Dog-star had at Midnight or Midnoon in Rome. 1832 Ld. Tennyson Œnone in Poems (new ed.) 55 It was the deep midnoon. a1864 N. Hawthorne Amer. Note-bks. (1879) I. 157 Far towards midnoon. 1992 N. Bhattacharya Hem & Football iii. 37 Around midnoon it seemed we wouldn't be able to hold on any more. †2. poetic and allusively. The middle period of life. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion vi. 305 The approved Assistant of an arduous course From his mid noon of manhood to old age! View more context for this quotation 1860 Ld. Lytton Lucile ii. ii. i. 27 A man of your years, At the midnoon of manhood, with plenty to do. B. adj. (attributive). Of or relating to midnoon; occurring at midnoon. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > noon or midday > [adjective] meridianc1400 meridialc1540 noontide1595 meridional1608 noondaya1651 full tide1702 midnoon1805 1805 J. Grahame Sabbath (ed. 2) 77 Here nature in her midnoon whisper speaks. 1805 R. Southey Madoc i. vi. 61 From early morning, till the midnoon hour. 1992 N. Bhattacharya Hem & Football xi. 145 Mother-in-law begged her to stay for the midnoon meal but Mother wouldn't even touch the tea and the sweetmeats I offered her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1580
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