Midday vs. Midnight — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Midday and Midnight
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Midday
The middle of the day; noon.
Midnight
Midnight is the transition time from one day to the next – the moment when the date changes, on the local official clock time for any particular jurisdiction. By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours.
Midday
Noon; twelve o'clock during the day
Midnight
The middle of the night, specifically 12 o'clock at night.
Midday
The middle part of the day; noon.
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Midnight
Intense darkness or gloom.
Midday
Of or pertaining to noon; meridional; as, the midday sun.
Midnight
A period of darkness and gloom.
Midday
The middle of the day
Midnight
The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.
Thanks to its sonar, the narwhal can remain active even at midnight, unhindered by the darkness.
Midnight
Twelve o'clock at night exactly.
Midnight
(dice games) boxcars
Midnight
(poetic) Utterly dark or black.
Midnight
The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve.
Midnight
Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, midnight studies; midnight gloom.
Midnight
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night;
Young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight
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