twelvish

Near lunch hour

Around twelve o'clock, give or take: I'll meet you at twelvish.

The -ish suffix signals approximation, making the time casual rather than precise.

Context usually clarifies whether noon or midnight is meant.

noon

midday

Twelve hours after midnight

noontime · midmorning

approximate

around

In the vicinity

approximately · ballpark · almost · thereabouts · noonish · elevenish

preteen

tween

Youth approaching thirteen

youth

Opposites
temporal precision

twelvishhigh noon

Solar zenith, or confrontation

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time of day

twelvishsixish

Approximately six o'clock

nineish · early morning · late evening · crack of dawn · middle of the night

temporal position

twelvishsixish

Approximately six o'clock

six o'clock · early evening · predawn · dinnertime

Family

twelve, twelfth, twelvefold

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