Afternoon Definition

ăftər-no͝on
noun
The part of day from noon until dinnertime or sunset.
American Heritage
The time of day from noon to evening.
Webster's New World
The latter part.
In the afternoon of life.
American Heritage
Any period of beginning decline.
Webster's New World

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).

Do you want to watch a movie with me this afternoon? I'm usually working in the afternoon.
Wiktionary
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adjective
Of, in, or for the afternoon.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Afternoon

Noun

Singular:
afternoon
Plural:
afternoons

Origin of Afternoon

  • From after- +‎ noon

    From Wiktionary

Afternoon Sentence Examples

  • Toward four o'clock in the afternoon Murat's troops were entering Moscow.

  • In the afternoon there were to be games and races.

  • They usually spent the morning hours in the garden and the afternoon at the pool.

  • The afternoon sun was high in the sky, baking the revelers in summer warmth as they clustered around the intersection of Sixth and Main Street, the site of the infamous water fight.

  • In the afternoon they all went to a great field outside the city gates where the games were to be held.

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Words Starting With

AAFAFT

Words Ending With

NONOON

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Words Starting With A and Ending With N

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