high noonn.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪ ˈnuːn/, U.S.

/ˌhaɪ ˈnun/

Forms: see high adj. and noon n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., noon n.

Etymology: < high adj. + noon n. Compare Anglo-Norman halte none and Middle French haute none midday, early afternoon (c1240 or earlier).

1. Midday. Cf. high adj. 16a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > noon or midday > [noun]

noontideeOE

middayOE

overnoonOE

noontimeOE

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high noon1370

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merionc1390

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noonday1535

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M1741

noon-mark1842

noon1852

sun-hot1894

1370 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 181 Yai sall stande yar trewly wyrkande..als lang als yai may se skilfully for till wyrke, yf yt be alle werkday; outher, elles, till itte be hegh none smytyn by ye clocke, when halyday falles atte none.

1493 Tretyse of Loue (de Worde) sig. Fij^v/1 From that same hour becam the sonne derke vnto hye none.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccxxxii. 322 Tyle it was past hye none.

1614 G. Markham 2nd Bk. Eng. Husbandman ii. vii. 99 To fodder them [sc. fat cattell] Morning, Euening, and high-noone is fully sufficient.

1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica II. iii. vi. 540 Our brave countrymen, despising all these precautions, as too ridiculous, or too effeminate, courageously face the sun at high noon.

1850 Chinese Repos. Oct. 550 They may take tea and fruits after high noon, but not rice.

1882 M. Fearn His Charge ii. 14 One hand was held up, shading her eyes from the sunlight, for it was little after high noon.

a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) vi. 208 He would, at high noon and under a murderous sun, make the trip from the house to the dock where the ‘Thetis’ was moored.

2012 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 8 Mar. 32/3 It was this sweet, dynamic balance of the air that ancients celebrated when they spoke of a caelum serenum—the magical blue of a Mediterranean sky at high noon.

2. figurative.

a. Chiefly with of or possessive adjective. The culminating or highest point; the peak or zenith.

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the world > the universe > celestial sphere > [noun] > zenith

zenitha1387

vertical point1559

medium coeli1585

high noon1629

vertex1646

vertice1665

1629 F. Hubert Hist. Edward II 145 It is some Comfort (though a wretched one) To know, Our sorrows are at their high noone.

1677 S. Patrick Witnesses to Christianity: Pt. II ii. 78 How glorious will the joy be there, when Sight or Knowledge shall be, if I may so speak, in its high-noon, and Love at its full sea.

1755 D. Swift Ess. Swift vii. 125 He was about the age of five or six and thirty, rising into the high noon of life, judgment, and abilities.

1839 Dearden's Misc. Aug. 518 From the first dawn of our national literature up to its high noon in the Elizabethan age, these songs and ballads continued increasing in sweetness and power.

1874 ‘A. C. Traveler’ Teachings of Ages ii. iv. 260 The human mind, in its high noon of maturity,..viewing principles broadly and calmly from a lofty altitude of thought.

1969 Hispanic Rev. 37 208 The high noon of Charles the Fifth had declined into the somber post-meridian of Philip II.

1993 S. M. Elkins & E. L. McKitrick Age of Federalism (1995) vii. 274 It was now the very high noon of Duer's heyday.

b. Originally U.S. A crucial or pivotal moment; an event or confrontation which is likely to decide the final outcome of a situation.Popularized by the title of the 1952 U.S. film High Noon, a Western which culminates in a gunfight between the hero and a villain who arrives on the train at noon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > critical or decisive moment

articlea1398

prick?c1422

crise?1541

push1563

in the nick1565

jump1598

concurrence1605

cardo1609

(the) nick of time (also occasionally opportunity, etc.)1610

edgea1616

climacterical1628

climacteric1633

in the nick-time1650

moment1666

turning-point1836

watershed1854

psychological moment1871

psychical moment1888

moment of truth1932

crunch1939

cruncher1947

high noon1955

break point1959

defining moment1967

midnight1976

1955 Galveston (Texas) Daily Herald 22 June 5/1 It was high noon at the keyboard for the 23-year-old pianist... After slaving and sweating for 17 years to become an overnight sensation, Van Cliburn had come face to face with his future.

1977 Time 21 Nov. 23/1 The coal miners..decided not to press for a pay hike beginning Nov. 1, thus postponing any high noon at the pits until at least next month.

1992 D. Pinckney High Cotton vii. 168 New York City was going bankrupt that summer, unraveling toward its high noon.

2005 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 11 Mar. (World section) a10 With Parliament off on Friday, yesterday was seen as high noon in the standoff.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high noon
释义	high noonn. Brit. /ˌhʌɪ ˈnuːn/, U.S. /ˌhaɪ ˈnun/ Forms: see high adj. and noon n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., noon n. Etymology: < high adj. + noon n. Compare Anglo-Norman halte none and Middle French haute none midday, early afternoon (c1240 or earlier). 1. Midday. Cf. high adj. 16a. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > noon or midday > [noun] noontideeOE middayOE overnoonOE noontimeOE noona1225 undern13.. high noon1370 undern-tide1387 meridianc1390 merionc1390 meridiec1392 midoverunderna1400 high dayc1425 noon season1461 nooninga1500 noonday1535 midnoon1580 mid-seasona1616 M1741 noon-mark1842 noon1852 sun-hot1894 1370 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 181 Yai sall stande yar trewly wyrkande..als lang als yai may se skilfully for till wyrke, yf yt be alle werkday; outher, elles, till itte be hegh none smytyn by ye clocke, when halyday falles atte none. 1493 Tretyse of Loue (de Worde) sig. Fij^v/1 From that same hour becam the sonne derke vnto hye none. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccxxxii. 322 Tyle it was past hye none. 1614 G. Markham 2nd Bk. Eng. Husbandman ii. vii. 99 To fodder them [sc. fat cattell] Morning, Euening, and high-noone is fully sufficient. 1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica II. iii. vi. 540 Our brave countrymen, despising all these precautions, as too ridiculous, or too effeminate, courageously face the sun at high noon. 1850 Chinese Repos. Oct. 550 They may take tea and fruits after high noon, but not rice. 1882 M. Fearn His Charge ii. 14 One hand was held up, shading her eyes from the sunlight, for it was little after high noon. a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) vi. 208 He would, at high noon and under a murderous sun, make the trip from the house to the dock where the ‘Thetis’ was moored. 2012 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 8 Mar. 32/3 It was this sweet, dynamic balance of the air that ancients celebrated when they spoke of a caelum serenum—the magical blue of a Mediterranean sky at high noon. 2. figurative. a. Chiefly with of or possessive adjective. The culminating or highest point; the peak or zenith. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > [noun] > zenith zenitha1387 vertical point1559 medium coeli1585 high noon1629 vertex1646 vertice1665 1629 F. Hubert Hist. Edward II 145 It is some Comfort (though a wretched one) To know, Our sorrows are at their high noone. 1677 S. Patrick Witnesses to Christianity: Pt. II ii. 78 How glorious will the joy be there, when Sight or Knowledge shall be, if I may so speak, in its high-noon, and Love at its full sea. 1755 D. Swift Ess. Swift vii. 125 He was about the age of five or six and thirty, rising into the high noon of life, judgment, and abilities. 1839 Dearden's Misc. Aug. 518 From the first dawn of our national literature up to its high noon in the Elizabethan age, these songs and ballads continued increasing in sweetness and power. 1874 ‘A. C. Traveler’ Teachings of Ages ii. iv. 260 The human mind, in its high noon of maturity,..viewing principles broadly and calmly from a lofty altitude of thought. 1969 Hispanic Rev. 37 208 The high noon of Charles the Fifth had declined into the somber post-meridian of Philip II. 1993 S. M. Elkins & E. L. McKitrick Age of Federalism (1995) vii. 274 It was now the very high noon of Duer's heyday. b. Originally U.S. A crucial or pivotal moment; an event or confrontation which is likely to decide the final outcome of a situation.Popularized by the title of the 1952 U.S. film High Noon, a Western which culminates in a gunfight between the hero and a villain who arrives on the train at noon. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > critical or decisive moment articlea1398 prick?c1422 crise?1541 push1563 in the nick1565 jump1598 concurrence1605 cardo1609 (the) nick of time (also occasionally opportunity, etc.)1610 edgea1616 climacterical1628 climacteric1633 in the nick-time1650 moment1666 turning-point1836 watershed1854 psychological moment1871 psychical moment1888 moment of truth1932 crunch1939 cruncher1947 high noon1955 break point1959 defining moment1967 midnight1976 1955 Galveston (Texas) Daily Herald 22 June 5/1 It was high noon at the keyboard for the 23-year-old pianist... After slaving and sweating for 17 years to become an overnight sensation, Van Cliburn had come face to face with his future. 1977 Time 21 Nov. 23/1 The coal miners..decided not to press for a pay hike beginning Nov. 1, thus postponing any high noon at the pits until at least next month. 1992 D. Pinckney High Cotton vii. 168 New York City was going bankrupt that summer, unraveling toward its high noon. 2005 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 11 Mar. (World section) a10 With Parliament off on Friday, yesterday was seen as high noon in the standoff. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1370
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