French word

midi

Pronunciation

IPA/midi/

Meaning

  • masculine nounnoon

Example

Je mange à midi.

I eat at noon.

Illustration for midi (noon)

More examples

La réunion commence à midi pile.

The meeting starts at exactly noon.

Core concept

The point at which the daytime clock reaches twelve, serving as the usual reference for the middle of the day.

Common phrases

  • à midi pile

    at exactly noon

  • déjeuner à midi

    have lunch at noon

  • le midi

    midday

Similar words

douze heures: A term for twelve o'clock.
midi pile: Exactly twelve o'clock at noon.

Definition in French

Heure centrale de la journée, généralement fixée à douze heures.

Word origin

French inherited midi from Old French, which developed it from Latin meridies, a compound of medius 'middle' and dies 'day'.

Usage tips

  • The usual expression for 'at noon' is à midi, with the preposition à before the time noun.

Other meanings

  • lunchtimenoun

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