Afternoon

Afternoon

Afternoon is the period between noon and evening. The term lacks a precise definition because it was in use long before accurate time-pieces became widespread. Hence, words and phrases that refer to general periods in the day were more practical.

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Famous quotes containing the word afternoon:

    “In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “An afternoon of nurses and rumours;
    The provinces of his body revolted,
    The squares of his mind were empty,
    Silence invaded the suburbs,”
    —W.H. (Wystan Hugh)

    “The fifties—they seem to have taken place on a sunny afternoon that asked nothing of you except a drifting belief in the moment and its power to satisfy.”
    —Elizabeth Hardwick (b. 1916)