afternoon

noun

1. the time from noon until evening.
2. the latter part: the afternoon of life.

adjective

3. pertaining to the latter part of the day.

noun

1. 1. the period of the day between noon and evening
   2. (as modifier)afternoon tea
2. a middle or later partthe afternoon of life

n.

c.1300, from after + noon. In 15c.-16c., the form was at afternoon; from c.1600 it has been in the afternoon. Middle English also had aftermete “afternoon, part of the day following the noon meal,” mid-14c.