Afternoon vs. Midday

Afternoonnoun

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

Middaynoun

noon; twelve o'clock during the day

Afternoonnoun

(figuratively) The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.

Middaynoun

The middle part of the day; noon.

Afternoonnoun

(informal) A party or social event held in the afternoon.

Middayadjective

Of or pertaining to noon; meridional; as, the midday sun.

Afternoonadverb

(more often in the plural) In the afternoon.

Middaynoun

the middle of the day

Afternooninterjection

clipping of good afternoon.

Afternoonnoun

The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening.

Afternoonnoun

the part of the day between noon and evening;

‘he spent a quiet afternoon in the park’;

Afternoonnoun

a conventional expression of greeting or farewell

Afternoonnoun

the time from noon or lunchtime to evening

‘I'll be back at three in the afternoon’; ‘I telephoned this afternoon’; ‘she worked on Tuesday afternoons’;

Afternoonadverb

in the afternoon; every afternoon.

Afternooninterjection

short for good afternoon

Afternoon

Afternoon is the time of the day between noon and evening. It is the time when the sun is descending from its peak in the sky to somewhat before its terminus at the horizon in the west.