afternoon
English
/ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn/, /af.təɾˈnʉːn/, /ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun/
noun
Definitions
- The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
- (figuratively) The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.
- (informal) A party or social event held in the afternoon.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English afternone prefix from English noon.
Origin
English
noon
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afternoonish English
- beforenoon English
- forenoon English
- midafternoon English
- midnoon English
- noon English
- noon-time English
- noonday English
- nooner English
- noonflower English
- nooning English
- noonish English
- noonlight English
- noonly English
- noonmark English
- noonmeat English
- noons English
- noonsie English
- noonstead English
- noontide English
- noontime English
- nuncheon English
- prenoon English
- afternone Middle English
- mid-afternon Middle English
- noen Middle English
- apinun Tok Pisin
- aftenun Bislama