noonlightn.

Brit.

/ˈnuːnlʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈnunˌlaɪt/

Forms: see noon n. and light n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: noon n., light n.¹

Etymology: < noon n. + light n.¹, after daylight n.

The light of the sun at noon; the brightest or clearest light of the day. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > daylight > at noon or broad daylight

faira1450

fuir-days1535

noonlight1598

noonshine1624

1598 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man v. 415 A spirit not onely of the day, but also of noone-light.

1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) 269 The noon-light that is in the great body of the sun.

a1672 P. Sterry Disc. Freedom of Will (1675) 205 The Noon-Light of Knowledge is the sight of things in their eternal Ideas.

1740 F. Blyth Serm. Eternity Torments Hell (1745) p. iv [This] has caused some letter-lull'd Divines to split upon the rock of error in the very noon-light of evidence.

1810 J. Montgomery Bolehill Trees in W. Indies 125 Through the blue dazzling distance of noon-light.

1845 J. G. Whittier Lines 1 With a cold and wintry noon-light.

1893 A. D. Webster Manuscript of St. Alexius 176 I planned To stand within the shadow the noon light Threw from a massive column by the door.

1928 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 15 186 The standard here is mean maximum noon light for the summer of 1926.

1957 ‘R. West’ Fountain Overflows i. 26 We lay on the ledge in silence, looking down on the plain, which in the strong noonlight looked insubstantial as a cloud.

1993 J. Pournelle & S. M. Stirling Prince of Sparta 227 Then there was a flash visible even in bright noonlight and another explosion that shuddered the ground beneath her.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	noonlight
释义	noonlightn. Brit. /ˈnuːnlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈnunˌlaɪt/ Forms: see noon n. and light n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: noon n., light n.¹ Etymology: < noon n. + light n.¹, after daylight n. The light of the sun at noon; the brightest or clearest light of the day. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > daylight > at noon or broad daylight faira1450 fuir-days1535 noonlight1598 noonshine1624 1598 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man v. 415 A spirit not onely of the day, but also of noone-light. 1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) 269 The noon-light that is in the great body of the sun. a1672 P. Sterry Disc. Freedom of Will (1675) 205 The Noon-Light of Knowledge is the sight of things in their eternal Ideas. 1740 F. Blyth Serm. Eternity Torments Hell (1745) p. iv [This] has caused some letter-lull'd Divines to split upon the rock of error in the very noon-light of evidence. 1810 J. Montgomery Bolehill Trees in W. Indies 125 Through the blue dazzling distance of noon-light. 1845 J. G. Whittier Lines 1 With a cold and wintry noon-light. 1893 A. D. Webster Manuscript of St. Alexius 176 I planned To stand within the shadow the noon light Threw from a massive column by the door. 1928 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 15 186 The standard here is mean maximum noon light for the summer of 1926. 1957 ‘R. West’ Fountain Overflows i. 26 We lay on the ledge in silence, looking down on the plain, which in the strong noonlight looked insubstantial as a cloud. 1993 J. Pournelle & S. M. Stirling Prince of Sparta 227 Then there was a flash visible even in bright noonlight and another explosion that shuddered the ground beneath her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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