English Explanatory Dictionary

high noon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Exactly noon; midday (when the sun is at its highest).
  2. The zenith or apex of one's life or of a certain activity or era.
  3. A time, set out in advance, at which an important decision is to be made or a nemesis is to be confronted.

Pronunciation

en-au-high noon.ogg

Word forms

high noon high noons

Synonyms

noontime noontide nones 12 o'clock 12 noon 12 p.m. high noon meridian meridiem midday noon noonday noon-time sext twelve undern undermeal undertide

Related words

high time
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