Hour — synonyms, definition

1. hour (Noun)

4 synonyms
60 minutes hr minute time of day
4 definitions

hour (Noun) — A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day. ex. "the job will take more than an hour"

hour (Noun) — Clock time. ex. "the hour is getting late"

hour (Noun) — A special and memorable period. ex. "it was their finest hour"

hour (Noun) — Distance measured by the time taken to cover it. ex. "we live an hour from the airport"

8 types of
clock time distance period period of time time time period time unit unit of time
46 types
High noon aurora bedtime break of day break of the day canonical hour closing time cockcrow crepuscle crepuscule dawn dawning daybreak dayspring dusk early-morning hour evenfall fall first light gloam • • •
7 parts
15 minutes 30 minutes half-hour min minute quarter quarter-hour
6 parts of
24-hour interval day mean solar day solar day twenty-four hour period twenty-four hours