Afternoon

/af.təɾˈnʉːn/

noun

  1. The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

  2. The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.

  3. A party or social event held in the afternoon.

Synonyms: aft, arvo, undern

adverb

  1. (more often in the plural) In the afternoon.

interjection

  1. Clipping of good afternoon.

afternoon

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