afternoon

/af.təɾˈnʉːn/

#3,864 of the most-used English words

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.

Similar: aft, arvo, undern

adverb

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

interjection

1. Clipping of good afternoon.