Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The part of day from noon until sunset.
- n. The latter part: in the afternoon of life.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. That part of the day which extends from noon to evening.
- Pertaining to the after part ofthe day: as, afternoon shadows.
Wiktionary
- n. 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).
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the part of the day between noon and evening
- n. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
Examples
“** Flood Warning in effect in Monroe County for the Black and Oatka Creek until further noticie, and the Tonawanda Creek in Genesee County, until further notice**** Flood Watch in effect for all of WNY Tuesday afternoon Through Wednesday afternoon**”
“What they are faced with this afternoon is the ultimate interiors challenge: does that really go there next to this?”
The Guardian: Gauguin at Tate Modern: the making of a blockbuster show
“But in the courtyard here this afternoon is a scene of unusual glamour: an impromptu photo shoot is taking place on a flight of stairs?”
“The reverse drive in the afternoon is also peaceful.”
“Morning sun with shade in the afternoon is the most ideal for plants.”
Gardening under trees — the other competition « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog
“The rest of the afternoon is a sort of blur of heat and sweat and bright.”
“What we have this afternoon is a battle between Senator Cornyn and Senator Kennedy.”
“HOWEVER … the story this afternoon is about a reporter for KABC who was assaulted this morning while trying to interview the Principal among others at the school.”
“He suggests that a slice with a glass of wine in the afternoon is the way to go, and I am inclined to agree, now that I have ahem, calmed down.”
If At First: A Ricotta Tart with Pine Nut Praline and a Warning
“In summer Florida gets what I call the afternoon electric show.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘afternoon’.
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Time
clock, forever, never, ever, ago, when, then, now, past, present, future, timeline and 119 more...
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Beautiful Compound Words
aftermath, afterthought, butterfly, campfire, colorblind, backhand, crossword, cupcake, dollhouse, drawbridge, dreadlock, dreamscape and 73 more...
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afters
aftermath, after-tax, aftertaste, afterworld, afterword, after hours, after glow, after-hours, after-shave, after the fact, after-wit, afternoon and 44 more...
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Words that should be heard in songs m...
Inspired by PossibleUnderscore's list of words overused in modern pop music.
giant squid, bamboo, colonic, herbivore, raptor, dodecahedron, largesse, sinuses, dim sum, carburetor, transubstantiation, wife and 54 more...
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Buttery
Words that make me feel cozy
Noodle, Nugget, Butter, Soft, Snug, Feather, Socks, Knit, Mug, Curl, Billow, Lounge and 315 more...
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Miscellany
avid, shard, begone, gibes, romantic, inspiration, dashing, affliction, daring, elocution, hegemony, supercalifragilis... and 97 more...
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-oons (once of more than one syllable)
Originally this list was to contain multisyllabic words that end in "oon," but as you can see from the comments, all hell broke loose.
doubloon, poltroon, spittoon, patroon, dragoon, bassoon, platoon, typhoon, rangoon, maroon, pontoon, monsoon and 96 more...
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#1
Words I Like
abide, sashay, microbial, scented, nature, amorphous, unknown, imagine, photogenic, soft, silken, history and 188 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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savage215's Words
pipe, yankee, knickerbocker, tennis, plasma, magma, volcano, car, truck, television, tv, word and 445 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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Theme Prompts
There's a fiction meme (mostly on Livejournal) where writers use words as a prompt for a short story snippet. I've been collecting the words that show up on these lists as prompts for creative writ...
white, black, gray, red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, violet, queen, king, prince and 407 more...
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Poemetica
a list of words to play Tzara's hat and make poetry
mystery, puzzle, women, hard, look, hours, intelligent, understand, shadow, slow, somebody, live and 47 more...
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time zones
time zone, transient, hitherto, now, meanwhile, hereafter, henceforth, forthwith, ere, while, hebdomadally, sometimes and 9 more...
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acts of levitation
words from one of my favorite books, acts of levitation, by laynie browne
ametropian, pogonip, muslin, acciacatura, disentangling, nacreous, gossamer, lilting, sparrow, lash, sundered, afternoon and 15 more...
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day and night
aurora, dawn, dusk, twilight, gloaming, nightfall, daybreak, crepuscular, evening, eventide, morning, midnight and 1 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for afternoon.
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