afternoon

noun/ˌæftərˈnun/

Frequency rank: #1,414 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The part of the day between noon and evening.

Illustration for the English word “afternoon”

Example sentence

I like to read a book in the afternoon after work.

Synonyms & related words

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