noontide
Sun directly overhead
Noontide is a literary or archaic word for noon or midday.
It carries a slightly grander tone than simply saying noon, often appearing in poetry or older texts: At noontide the sun blazed directly overhead.
The word treats noon as a distinct period rather than a single moment.
Of the star
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
- daylightSun's natural glow
- sunshineDirect rays from above
- sunbeamShaft of daylight
sunlit · bright · sunny · radiant · glare · warmth · zenith · apex
Pole-to-pole great circle
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- culminationHighest or final point
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
summit · acme · height · climax · prime · highpoint · fullness · splendor
solar
Of the star
sunbeam · sunlit · bright · sunny · radiant · glare · warmth · zenith · apex · peak
meridian
Pole-to-pole great circle
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- culminationHighest or final point
pinnacle · summit · acme · height · climax · prime · highpoint · fullness · splendor · radiance
siesta
Midday rest
repose · doze · snooze · catnap · shuteye · rejuvenation · relaxation · quietude · pause · respite
lunch
Midday meal
alfresco · midday meal · tiffin · break · sandwich · salad · soup · bistro · cafeteria · canteen
- old time wordsfortnight, twelvemonth, yore, erstwhile, ere
noontidemidnight
Twelve o'clock at night
night · nighttime · dead of night · darkness · witching hour