Definition of NOONTIME

noontime

Plural: noontimes

Noun

  • The period around noon; midday.
  • Noon.
  • Approximately noon.
  • The time at which something peaks in some way (e.g., in vitality, in influence, in reknown) (by analogy with the waxing of the sun each day).

Examples

  • Their daily Words With Friends match always started precisely at noontime.

Origin / Etymology

From noon + time, perhaps an innovation of earlier English noontide (“noontime”), from Middle English noon tijd, from Old English nōntīd (“noontime”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English merian, merion (“noontime”) from Old French meriiene, merīane (“noontime”).

Synonyms

high noon, midday, nones, sext

Scrabble Score: 10

noontime: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
noontime: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
noontime: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

noontime: valid Words With Friends Word