Midnight vs. Noon

Midnightnoun

(historical) The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.

Midnightnoun

12 o'clock at night exactly.

Midnightadjective

(poetic) Utterly dark or black.

Midnightnoun

The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.

Midnightadjective

Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, midnight studies; midnight gloom.

Midnightnoun

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night;

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.

Noonnoun

(obsolete) The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.

Noonnoun

Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.

Noonnoun

(obsolete) The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.

Noonnoun

(figurative) The highest point; culmination.

Noonverb

To relax or sleep around midday

Noonadjective

No. See the Note under No.

Noonadjective

Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional.

Noonnoun

The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime.

Noonnoun

Hence, the highest point; culmination.

Noonverb

To take rest and refreshment at noon.

Noonnoun

the middle of the day

Noon

Noon (or midday) is 12 o'clock in the daytime. It is written as 12 noon, 12 p.m.