noontime
Sun directly overhead
Noontime is the middle of the day, around twelve o'clock.
The word emphasizes the time period rather than the precise moment: We broke for lunch at noontime.
It carries a slightly warmer, more colloquial feel than the synonymous noon or midday.
Midday rest
- recessPause in activity
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- breatherBrief period of rest
rest · relaxation · interlude · downtime · intermission · lull · midday rest · power nap
Prolonged abnormally high temperatures
- swelterSuffer from intense heat
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
scorching · blazing · siesta · shelter · parasol · coolness · refuge · perspiration
Point straight overhead
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
- solarOf the star
- sundialShadow-based timekeeper
- apexUppermost point or culmination
culmination · daylight · sunshine · brightness · sunny · daytime · overhead · shadow
siesta
Midday rest
breather · rest · relaxation · interlude · downtime · intermission · lull · midday rest · power nap · lunch break
heatwave
Prolonged abnormally high temperatures
shade · scorching · blazing · siesta · shelter · parasol · coolness · refuge · perspiration · muggy
zenith
Point straight overhead
apex · culmination · daylight · sunshine · brightness · sunny · daytime · overhead · shadow · sunbeam
midday
Twelve hours after midnight
- twelve o'clockNoon or midnight
- morningDay's early hours
- workdayStandard labor period
shift · appointment · meeting · deadline · calendar · clock · hour · punctual · sharp · on the dot
lunch
Midday meal
deli · picnic · cafeteria · bistro · takeout · sushi · pasta · burger · taco · eatery
- daypartsdawn, sunrise, morning, midmorning, mid-morning
- middaytwelve o'clock, meridian, midday sun
noontimemidnight
Twelve o'clock at night
middle of the night · dead of night · witching hour · nighttime · small hours