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Definition: Afternoon |
AfternoonAdjective1. In the afternoon; "the afternoon hours". Noun1. The part of the day between noon and evening; "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park". 2. A conventional expression of greeting or farewell. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "afternoon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Dream Interpretation | For a woman to dream of an afternoon, denotes she will form friendships which will be lasting and entertaining. A cloudy, rainy afternoon, implies disappointment and displeasure. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Multilingual Slang | English (arvo). (references) |
Slang | Arvo. (references) |
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| aft. | English | Afternoon | Geography |
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Synonyms: AfternoonSynonyms: afternoon(a) (adj), good afternoon (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Evening | Afternoon, postmeridian, p.m. |
Inactivity | Idler, drone, droil, dawdle, mopus; do-little faineant, dummy, sleeping partner; afternoon farmer; truant; (runaway) : bummer, loafer, goldbrick, goldbicker, lounger, lazzarone; lubber, lubbard; slow coach; (slow.); opium eater, lotus eater; slug; lag, sluggard, slugabed; slumberer, dormouse, marmot; waiter on Providence, fruges consumere natus. |
Sociality | Party, entertainment, reception, levee, at, home, conversazione, soiree, matin_e; evening party, morning party, afternoon party, bridge party, garden party, surprise party; kettle, kettle drum; partie carr_e, dish of tea, ridotto, rout; housewarming; ball, festival; smoker, smoker-party;sociable, stag party, hen party, tamasha; tea-party, tea-fight. (amusement); " the feast of reason and the flow of soul ". |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Afternoon |
| English words defined with "afternoon": afternoon tea ♦ call, cocktail party, commence, common four-o'clock ♦ embark on, enjoyableness, Eve, evening, eventide ♦ four o'clock, Four-o'clock ♦ marvel-of-Peru, matinee, midafternoon, Mirabilis jalapa, Mirabilis uniflora ♦ pale, pallid, promisingly ♦ shovel, siesta, start, start up ♦ tea, tea table, teatime, Tenebrae ♦ Undermeal, Undern ♦ Vesper ♦ wan. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "afternoon": arvo ♦ Bells ♦ Narrowdale Noon ♦ PM, Popcorn Convection ♦ Salsabil, Scarabee, School, ♦ Wailing-place, Jews', Watch on Board Ship, window shopping. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Afternoon" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Pidgin English (afternoon). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Good afternoon, Mr. Roque (Mulholland Dr.; writing credit: David Lynch) Let's slip away under cover of afternoon in the biggest car in the country (Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie; writing credit: Trace Beaulieu, Paul Chaplin, Bridget Jones, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy, Michael J. Nelson, Mary Jo Pehl) This afternoon we had a long telephone conversation earlier in the day. (Jail Bait; writing credit: Alex Gordon; Edward D. Wood Jr.) Caroline, I spent the afternoon with a mobster's girlfriend and she was naked (Caroline in the City; writing credit: Angela Carneiro) The amazing stuff about this is, that you can play 36 holes on it in the afternoon, take it home and just get stoned to the bejeezus-belt that night on this stuff (Caddyshack; writing credit: Brian Doyle-Murray; Harold Ramis) | |
Lyrics | Tuesday, afternoon, (The Afternoon: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?); performing artist: The Moody Blues) On a cobweb afternoon (Like A Stone; performing artist: AUDIOSLAVE) And sleep away the afternoon (Pinch Me; performing artist: Barenaked Ladies) Must have been late afternoon (Counting Blue Cars; performing artist: Dishwalla) Secret moments shared within the heat of the afternoon (I Love You Always Forever; performing artist: Donna Lewis) | |
Clever | Learn from the past; live for today; look for tomorrow; take a nap this afternoon. (references; author: unknown) The ladies of the Church have cast off old clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Afternoon at the Festival (1973) The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1973) Every Afternoon (1972) Afternoon of a Champion (1972) Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) | |
Song Titles | Tuesday Afternoon (performing artist: The Moody Blues) AFTERNOON DELIGHT (performing artist: Starland Vocal Band ) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Shows photo of Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Photo was taken from side angle during late afternoon sunshine, creating dramatic shadows on building. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Late afternoon. Credit: CDC. |
 | The anticipated celestial bombardment called the Leonid meteor storm on the afternoon of ... Credit: NASA. |  | South coast of American Samoa late in the afternoon. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Reflections on a sunny afternoon. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Kayakers observing the marsh flora and fauna on a fall afternoon. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Kayaker observing the marsh flora and fauna on a fall afternoon. A huge flock of redwing blackbirds rising from the marsh over the marsh grass. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | The tidewater streams of Charleston illuminated in the late afternoon sun. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Each day the cloud cover rolls up Mauna Loa from the Hilo area. It fills the saddle first, then reaches the observatory by late afternoon. This is a daily cycle. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Puffy cumulus illuminated by late afternoon sun far below a NOAA P-3 returning to base at after a mission. Credit: Flying With NOAA. |
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| "Late afternoon at the lake" by Norman Johnsen Commentary: "A late afternoon in winter in the Lake District UK ." | "Hazy Afternoon 2" by Brendan Coghlan Commentary: "Taken at uni when there was a blanket of smog covering Melbourne. It was an eerie afternoon." |
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 | Pop-rock style groove typical of an afternoon television show. . |
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| Author | Quotation |
Henry James | Summer afternoon -- summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. |
| Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. | |
Oscar Wilde | This morning I took out a comma and this afternoon I put it back in again. |
Theodore Roosevelt | I am hard at work on my message to Congress, and accordingly shall not try to go out or see any one either this afternoon or this evening. All of this work is terribly puzzling at times, but I peg away at it, and every now and then, when the dust clears away and I look around, I feel that I really have accomplished a little, at any rate. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | I am glad to come to Westminster College this afternoon, and am complimented that you should give me a degree. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | Give me till Sunday afternoon. |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | He would probably return, by a certain hour, in the afternoon of the morrow |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | In the afternoon following the visit of Javert, M. Madeleine went to see Fantine as usual |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | On Friday confession will be heard all the afternoon after beads |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The afternoon was advancing rapidly, and a richer tone was growing on the sun. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I have passed many an afternoon very agreeably in these conversations |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | For the rest of the long afternoon, perhaps, my meditations are interrupted only by the faint rattle of a carriage or team along the distant highway |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | I can have _____ ounce(s) of ______________ in the afternoon. (references) | |
Sundowning -- the tendency for the behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease to grow worse in the afternoon and evening. (references) | ||
In Segawa's dystonia, the symptoms fluctuate during the day from relative mobility in the morning to increasingly worse disability in the afternoon and evening as well as after exercise. (references) | ||
Business | Most private sector companies do not open on Thursday afternoon or on Friday. (references) | |
Government offices are closed on Thursday and Friday, and most private sector firms do not open on Thursday afternoon and on Friday. (references) | ||
The private sector normally works a six-day week from 0800/0900 to 1300 hours and resumes for an afternoon session, usually from 1600 to 1930 hours except on Thursday when they close at 1300 hours. (references) | ||
Children | Bosnia and Herzegovina | So-called national subjects (language, history and music) were still taught separately in afternoon classes, but materials that could be hateful or offensive to others were eliminated. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Tunisia | By the afternoon, dozens of Bensedrine's supporters had come to the courthouse and were dispersed peacefully by police. (references) |
Bahrain | However, in January the Government ceased conducting surveillance of Al-Jamri's residence and permitted him to lead Friday afternoon prayers. (references) | |
Economic History | Bangladesh | Radio Bangladesh broadcasts over 20 hours per day; BTV broadcasts primarily in the afternoon and evening. (references) |
Israel | Israel strictly observes the Friday afternoon to Saturday afternoon Sabbath and special permits must be obtained from the government authorizing Sabbath employment. (references) | |
Yemen | The maximum ad rate on Channel One for imported brand products during afternoon hours (from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) is $300 per 30 seconds between programs and $390 per 30 seconds during programs. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cote d'Ivoire | On July 31, the judicial chamber of the Supreme Court annulled Palenfo's guilty verdict, and he was released the following afternoon. (references) |
Guatemala | The unit from Military Zone 12, charged with providing perimeter security at the prison, was suspiciously not present at the time of the escape on a Sunday afternoon. (references) | |
Belarus | The police would not allow the youths to contact their relatives or lawyers and held them at the station until the afternoon of April 6. The lawyers met with their clients on April 6 but were not allowed to speak with their clients alone. (references) | |
Political Economy | Tunisia | The London-based Al-Mustaquella satellite television program began in April broadcasting to the country, devoting 2 hours each Sunday afternoon to call-in segments that focus on democracy, and civil and human rights. (references) |
Political Rights | Cote d'Ivoire | However, during the afternoon of October 23, 2000, soldiers and gendarmes entered the National Elections Commission (CNE) to stop the count. (references) |
Travel | Uae | Private UAE companies close Thursday afternoon and Friday. (references) |
Worker Rights | Azerbaijan | There is a 1-hour lunch break per day and shorter breaks in the morning and afternoon. (references) |
Venezuela | In the 1996 National Institute for Minors survey of working children, half of the children worked both morning and afternoon, and 64.5 percent worked 6 or 7 days a week. (references) | |
Vietnam | Due to lack of classroom space, most schools operate two sessions, and children attend either morning or afternoon sessions; a result of attending school only half days is that children are able both to attend classes and to work. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SCARABEE, n. The same as scarabaeus. He fell by his own hand Beneath the great oak tree. He'd traveled in a foreign land. He tried to make her understand The dance that's called the Saraband, But he called it Scarabee. He had called it so through an afternoon, And she, the light of his harem if so might be, Had smiled and said naught. O the body was fair to see, All frosted there in the shine o' the moon -- Dead for a Scarabee And a recollection that came too late. O Fate! They buried him where he lay, He sleeps awaiting the Day, In state, And two Possible Puns, moon-eyed and wan, Gloom over the grave and then move on. Dead for a Scarabee! Fernando Tapple |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rush Limbaugh | Thousands of smokers are expected Saturday at one o'clock in the afternoon in New York at South Ferry where they'll begin a march on City Hall. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Inasmuch as this goes a long way toward reducing the danger which faced this Hemisphere four weeks ago, I have this afternoon instructed the Secretary of Defense to lift our naval quarantine. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | On the basis of communications from Ambassador Fisher in Geneva this afternoon, I am encouraged to believe that a draft treaty can be laid before the conference in Geneva in the very near future. |
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| "Afternoon" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Afternoon" is used about 8,411 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 8,411 | 1,147 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "afternoon": afternoon coffee ♦ afternoon lady ♦ afternoon meal ♦ afternoon nap ♦ afternoon snooze ♦ afternoon tea ♦ afternoon work ♦ beg off the afternoon ♦ early afternoon ♦ good afternoon ♦ in mid afternoon ♦ in the afternoon ♦ late afternoon ♦ of an afternoon ♦ the afternoon of life ♦ this afternoon ♦ tomorrow afternoon ♦ yesterday afternoon. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "afternoon": afternoon-shift. | |
Ending with "afternoon": late-afternoon, mid-afternoon. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "afternoon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | agtermiddag, middag (good afternoon). (various references) | |
Albanian | pasdreke, pasdite (post meridiem). (various references) | |
Arabic | الجزء الأخير من, الاصيل بعد الظهر, أصيلي. (various references) | |
Aymara | jayp'u. (various references) | |
Basque | arratsalde. (various references) | |
Breton | endervezh. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | следобед (post meridiem). (various references) | |
Chinese | 下午 (PM). (various references) | |
Cornish | dohaje·th. (various references) | |
Croatian | popodne. (various references) | |
Czech | odpoledne (in the afternoon). (various references) | |
Danish | eftermiddag. (various references) | |
Dutch | middag (midday, noon), namiddag. (various references) | |
Esperanto | posttagmezo, posttagmeze. (various references) | |
Faeroese | seinnapartur. (various references) | |
Farsi | عصر (Age, Epoch, Era, Period), بعدازظهر. (various references) | |
Finnish | iltapäivä. (various references) | |
Flemish | namiddags. (various references) | |
French | après-midi. (various references) | |
French Canadian | l'après-midi (the afternoon). (various references) | |
Frisian | goemiddei (good afternoon). (various references) | |
Galician | tarde (late). (various references) | |
German | Nachmittag (pm). (various references) | |
Greek | απόγευμα. (various references) | |
Guarani | ka'aruetépe (in the very afternoon), ka'arúpe (in the afternoon), ika'arúma (it's already afternoon). (various references) | |
Haitian Creole | apremidi. (various references) | |
Hawaiian | pasdreke, pasdite. (various references) | |
Hebrew | אחר הצהרים (p.m.). (various references) | |
Hungarian | délután (aft, in the afternoon, p.m., post meridiem), délutáni (postmeridian). (various references) | |
Icelandic | góðan daginn (good afternoon, good day, good morning). (various references) | |
Indonesian | ashar, sore (verper). (various references) | |
Irish | trÚthnóna, iarnóin. (various references) | |
Italian | pomeriggio. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 昼過ぎ , アフガン編み (Afghan stitch, after, aftercare, afternoon dress, afternoon shadow, after-recording, afterservice, after-shave lotion, after-ski, warranty service), 午后 (p.m.), 午后 (p.m., pm), 午後 (P.M., pm), 午後 (p.m., pm). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ひるすぎ (after noon), ごご (p.m., pm), アフタヌーン . (various references) | |
Korean | 오후. (various references) | |
Lombard | dopomezzdì. (various references) | |
Luganda | olweggulo. (various references) | |
Luxembourgish | mëtteg (mid-day). (various references) | |
Malay | petang. (various references) | |
Manx | lurg munlaa (p.m), fastyragh (evening, late in the day, vesperal), fastyr (evening, from noon to darkness, postmeridian, vesper). (various references) | |
Mohawk | entye nikare (in the afternoon). (various references) | |
Norwegian | ettermiddag. (various references) | |
Occitan | après-dinnada, vèspre. (various references) | |
Papiamen | atardi. (various references) | |
Pidgin English | afternoon. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | afternoonay.(various references) | |
Polish | popołudnie. (various references) | |
Portuguese | tarde (evening, late, tardy). (various references) | |
Portuguese Brazilian | tarde (late). (various references) | |
Romanian | dupåamiazå, dupã-amiazã. (various references) | |
Romany | avsha misti (late afternoon), kuy khorichka (early afternoon). (various references) | |
Russian | время после полудня (time after noon), после полудня (p.m., pm, post meridiem), полдень (afternoons, meridian, midday, noon, noonday, nooning, noontime, stroke of noon). (various references) | |
Scottish | feasgar (evening). (various references) | |
Sepedi | mathapama. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | poslepodne, popodnevni (postmeridian), popodne (pm, post meridiem). (various references) | |
Sicilian | pomeriggiu. (various references) | |
Slovene | popoldne. (various references) | |
Somali | galabnimo, galab. (various references) | |
Sotho | thapama (in the afternoon). (various references) | |
Spanish | tarde (eve, evening, late, latest, tardy). (various references) | |
Swahili | alasiri. (various references) | |
Swazi | ín-tsambáma. (various references) | |
Swedish | eftermiddag (evening). (various references) | |
Tagalog | hapon (Japanese). (various references) | |
Tahitian | avatea. (various references) | |
Tswana | tshokologong, thapama. (various references) | |
Turkish | öğleden sonra (in the afternoon, p.m, pip emma, post meridiem). (various references) | |
Turkmen | цяle/цяlдn, цяle, цяlдn. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | час після обіду, час після полудня, післяобідній (after-dinner, postprandial). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | buổi chiều (evening). (various references) | |
Welsh | prynhawnol (evening), prynhawn. (various references) | |
Wolof | ngoon. (various references) | |
Zulu | intambama. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | meridianus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Judges Chapter 19, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai wrqrisen to prwi th hmera th pempth tou apelqein kai eipen o pathr thV neanidoV sthrison thn kardian sou artw kai strateuqhti ewV klinh h hmera kai efagon kai epion amfoteroi |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Mane facto parabat Levites iter cui rursum socer oro te inquit ut paululum cibi capias et adsumptis viribus donec increscat dies postea proficiscaris comederunt ergo simul |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Forsothe erely bigunne the Leuyte made redi the weye; to whom the fader in lawe eft. I biseche, he seith, that a litil of meet thou take, and strengthis nomen to the tyme that ful sprynge the day, and after go thow forth. Thei eten thanne to gider. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thy heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they ate both of them. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then early on the morning of the fifth day he got up to go away; but the girl's father said, Keep up your strength; so the two of them had a meal, and the man and his woman and his servant did not go till after the middle of the day. |
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| Language | Judges Chapter 19, Verse 8 |
| Cebuano | Ug siya mibangon ug sayo sa pagkabuntag sayo sa ikalima na ka adlaw aron molakat; ug ang amahan sa babaye miingon: Lig-ona ang imong kasingkasing, ako nagahangyo kanimo, ug pabilin dinhi hangtud sa pagkapalis sa adlaw; ug silang duha nangaon. |
| Croatian | Petoga dana levit urani da krene, ali mu otac mlade žene reèe: "Okrijepi se najprije!" Tako su proveli vrijeme jeduæi zajedno dok se nije nagnuo dan. |
| Danish | Tidligt om Morgenen den femte Dag vilde han drage bort, men den unge Kvindes Fader sagde til ham: "Styrk dig først!" De ventede da, til Dagen hældede, og spiste og drak begge to. |
| Dutch | Als hij op den vijfden dag des morgens vroeg op was, om weg te trekken, zo zeide de vader van de jonge vrouw: Sterk toch uw hart. En zij vertoefden, totdat de dag zich neigde; en zij beiden aten te zamen. |
| Finnish | Viidentenä päivänä hän varhain aamulla nousi lähteäksensä, mutta naisen isä sanoi hänelle: "Vahvista itseäsi, ja viipykää iltapäivään asti". Niin he söivät toistensa kanssa. |
| French | Le cinquième jour, il se leva de bon matin pour partir. Alors le père de la jeune femme dit: Fortifie ton coeur, je te prie; et restez jusqu`au déclin du jour. Et ils mangèrent eux deux. |
| German | Des Morgens am fünften Tage machte er sich früh auf und wollte ziehen. Da sprach der Dirne Vater: Labe doch dein Herz und laß uns verziehen, bis sich der Tag neigt. Und aßen also die beiden miteinander. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada hari kelima, pagi-pagi sekali, ketika ia hendak berangkat, ayah wanita itu berkata lagi, "Ayo, makanlah dulu; sebentar baru berangkat." Maka mereka berdua makan bersama dan berlambat-lambat sampai matahari mulai terbenam. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka pada hari yang kelima bangunlah ia pagi-pagi hendak berjalan, tetapi kata bapa perempuan muda itu: Senangkanlah kiranya hatimu. Maka tinggal juga mereka itu di sana sampai lingsir hari dan keduanyapun makanlah bersama-sama. |
| Maori | A i te rima o nga ra ka maranga wawe ia ki te haere, a ka mea te papa o te kotiro, Kia ora tou ngakau: e noho korua kia titaha ra te ra; a kai ana raua tokorua. |
| Norwegian | Den femte dag stod han atter tidlig op om morgenen og vilde reise sin vei. Da sa den unge kvinnes far: Kjære, få dig først noget å styrke dig med, og så får I bie til det lider over middag. Så åt de begge sammen. |
| Portuguese | Também ao quinto dia madrugaram para partir; e disse o pai da moça: Ora, conforta o teu coração, e detém-te até o declinar do dia. E ambos juntos comeram. |
| Rumanian | Kn ziua a cincea, s`a sculat dis de dimineayq sq plece. Atunci tatql tinerei femei a zis: ,,Kntqrewte-yi mai kntki inima, te rog; wi rqmki pknq ce se va pleca ziua spre searq.`` Wi au mkncat amkndoi. |
| Swedish | På femte dagen stod han åter upp bittida om morgonen för att resa; då sade kvinnans fader: "Vederkvick dig först, och dröjen så till eftermiddagen." Därefter åto de båda tillsammans. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "afternoon": afternoons. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "afternoon": midafternoon. (additional references) | |
Words containing "afternoon": midafternoons. (additional references) | |
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"Afternoon" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: afternnon, afterno, afteroon, aternoon, efternoon, safternoon. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "afternoon" (pronounced a'fternuw"n) |
| 3 | -n uw" n | noon. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-n-n-o-o-r-t" | |
-2 letters: fronton. | |
-3 letters: atoner, enroot, fanner, foetor, footer, natron, nonart, nonfat, ornate, ratoon, tanner, tonner. | |
-4 letters: afoot, afore, after, anent, antre, atone, fanon, fetor, forte, frena, front, nonet, noter, oaten, oater, often, ofter, orate, tenon, tenor, toner, tonne, trona, trone. | |
-5 letters: aeon, aero, anon, ante, earn, etna, fane, fano, fare, faro, fate, fear, feat, fern. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-f-n-n-o-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: afternoons, oceanfront. | |
+2 letters: oceanfronts. | |
+3 letters: midafternoon, refoundation. | |
+4 letters: confectionary, confederation, midafternoons, overinflation, refoundations. | |
+5 letters: aforementioned, confederations, foreordination, nonforfeitable, overinflations, reconfirmation. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Sounds 10. Quotations: Familiar 11. Quotations: Historic 12. Quotations: Fiction | 13. Quotations: Non-fiction 14. Quotations: Spoken 15. Quotations: Speeches 16. Usage Frequency | 17. Expressions 18. Expressions: Internet 19. Translations: Modern 20. Translations: Ancient | 21. Bible Trace 22. Abbreviations 23. Acronyms 24. Derivations | 25. Rhymes 26. Anagrams 27. Bibliography |
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