The part of the day between noon and evening.

Roget 126: evening, eve; decline of day, fall of day, close of day; candlelight, candlelighting^†; eventide, nightfall, curfew, dusk, twilight, eleventh hour; sunset, sundown; going down of the sun, cock-shut, dewy eve, gloaming, bedtime.    afternoon, postmeridian, p.   m. autumn, fall, fall of the leaf; autumnal equinox; Indian summer, St.    Luke's summer, St.    Martin's summer. midnight; dead of night, witching hour, witching hour of night, witching time of night; winter; killing time.    ... show more

Dutch: middaguren, middag, namiddag
Polish: popołudnie

A conventional expression of greeting or farewell.

synonym: good afternoon.