midday

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word midday. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word midday, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say midday in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word midday you have here. The definition of the word midday will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofmidday, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English midday, from Old English middæġ (“midday, noon”), equivalent to mid- +‎ day. Cognate with Scots midday (“midday”), West Frisian middei (“midday, noon, afternoon”), Dutch middag (“midday, noon, afternoon”), German Mittag (“noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon”), Danish middag (“midday, noon, afternoon”), Norwegian Bokmål middag (“midday, noon, afternoon”), Swedish middag (“midday, noon, afternoon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪdˈdeɪ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

midday (countable and uncountable, plural middays)

  1. Noon; twelve o'clock during the day.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

12 o'clock during the day — see noon

See also

Anagrams

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia