Definitions for afternoon
ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-af·ter·noon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. afternoonnoun

   the part of the day between noon and evening

   "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"

2. good afternoon, afternoonnoun

   a conventional expression of greeting or farewell

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. afternoonnoun

   The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening; the part of the day following noon which is daylight all year round; the second half of the working day (in regular office hours).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Afternoonnoun

   The time from the meridian to the evening.

   Etymology: from after and noon.

   A beauty-waining and distressed widow,
   Ev’n in the afternoon of her best days,
   Made prize and purchase of his wanton eye. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

   However, keep the lively taste you hold
   Of God; love him now, but fear him more;
   And, in your afternoons, think what you told
   And promis’d him at morning-prayer before. John Donne.

   Such, all the morning, to the pleadings run;
   But when the bus’ness of the day is done,
   On dice, and drink, and drabs, they spend the afternoon. John Dryden, Persius, Sat. i.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. afternoon

   Afternoon is the period of time from noon or lunchtime until evening, typically considered as being from around 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. It is the part of the day that follows the morning.

2. afternoon

   Afternoon refers to the period of time that begins at noon (12:00 pm) and ends at evening, typically around 6:00 pm. This varies slightly depending on cultural context and personal interpretation. It generally follows morning and precedes evening.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Afternoonnoun

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

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1. Afternoon

   Afternoon is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Kodansha. It is a monthly anthology, and each issue typically has around thirty ongoing stories by various authors and runs about 800 pages. Afternoon has spawned many successful seinen manga series such as Oh My Goddess!, Genshiken, Blade of the Immortal and Big Windup! It is part of Kodansha's "1day" series, which also includes the magazines Morning and Evening. In its October 2008 issue, a spin-off magazine called good! Afternoon was announced to be launched.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Afternoon

   aft′ėr-nōōn, n. the time between noon and evening.—n. Aft′er-morn (Tenn.), the morrow.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. afternoon

   A known specific period of time in the day.

   The afternoon specific time is noon until evening.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 14, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Daytime
   • Farewell
   • Greeting

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'afternoon' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1431

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'afternoon' in Written Corpus Frequency: #581

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'afternoon' in Nouns Frequency: #523

How to pronounce afternoon?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of afternoon in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of afternoon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of afternoon in a Sentence

1. Karl Marx:

   In communist society, where nobody has one exclusive sphere of activity but each can become accomplished in any branch he wishes, society regulates the general production and thus makes it possible for me to do one thing today and another tomorrow, to hunt in the morning, fish in the afternoon, rear cattle in the evening, criticize after dinner, just as I have a mind, without ever becoming hunter, fisherman, shepherd or critic.

2. Sebastian Vettel:

   I think it will be an intense race. Anything can happen here and safety cars are very likely, the good point is that our car was really good this afternoon so it should be in a good place tomorrow.

3. Anthony Wilson:

   We were able to determine an approximate area where she might be found, virginia State Police were dispatched to the general area Saturday afternoon and she was located just inside the North Carolina border on Route 89 in Surry County.

4. Maggie Moon:

   The hours between mid-afternoon and dinnertime are when cravings kick in hard.

5. Major League Baseball:

   After conferring with local officials, it was determined that Wednesday afternoon's game should be played without fan admittance in order to minimize safety concerns.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=afternoon
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Afternoon
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=afternoon
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afternoon
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=afternoon
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=afternoon