noons
Days' exact middles
Noons is the plural of noon, the middle of the day.
The word appears in contexts involving multiple days or instances: We met at noons throughout the week, The noons of summer were unbearably hot.
Literary or poetic uses sometimes invoke noons to suggest repeated midday moments or the quality of midday light.
Pole-to-pole great circle
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- midpointExact center between two
- daylightSun's natural glow
- siestaMidday rest
sunlit · brightness · overhead · clocktower · sundial · lunchtime · break · pause
Of the star
- sunshineDirect rays from above
- sunlightRadiance from our star
- sunbeamShaft of daylight
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
glare · brightness · illumination · UV · shadow · sundial · solstice · equinox
Steadiness or amount owed
- midpointExact center between two
- divisionSplitting into parts
- halfwayAt the midpoint
- pivotPoint of rotation
center · axis · meridian · bisection · equidistant · equilibrium · parity
Per diem, repeated
- circadianDaily biological cycle
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- diurnalActive during daylight
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
rotation · periodicity · pattern · sequence · phases · chronobiology · entrainment · oscillation
meridian
Pole-to-pole great circle
siesta · sunlit · brightness · overhead · clocktower · sundial · lunchtime · break · pause · recess
solar
Of the star
radiance · glare · brightness · illumination · UV · shadow · sundial · solstice · equinox · daystar
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
pivot · center · axis · meridian · bisection · equidistant · equilibrium · parity
daily
Per diem, repeated
recurrence · rotation · periodicity · pattern · sequence · phases · chronobiology · entrainment · oscillation · regularity
meal
Occasion for nourishment
picnic · cafeteria · deli · buffet · bistro · eatery · takeout · menu · tiffin · bento
- high noonSolar zenith, or confrontation
- before noonAM period
- morning, noon and nightAll hours continuously
- noon hour
- solar noonSun at peak altitude
- noon sunStar directly overhead, midday
noon, afternoon, noonday, forenoon, noontime, noontide, nooning