Nones
/nəʊnz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Nones
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- (often capitalized) The notional first-quarter day of a Roman month, occurring on the 7th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 5th day of all other months.
"The third day before the nones of March is March 5th; the third nones of August is August 3rd; and the third of the nones of November is November 3rd."
- (sometimes capitalized) The ninth hour after dawn (about 3 pm).
- The divine office appointed to the hour.
"The Greek monks always listen to their reader recite Psalms 83, 84, and 85 from the Septuagint at nones."
noun
- The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
- Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.
"1885, When night was at its noon I heard a voice chanting the Koran in sweetest accents — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 17:"
- The highest point; culmination.
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SYNONYMS
luncheonnonesmiddaynoonnoontidenonecapstonenoon of nighttwelve
ANTONYMS
midnight