The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm. / (figuratively) The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.

(more often in the plural) In the afternoon.

Ellipsis of good afternoon..

plural of afternoon

Obsolete spelling of afternoon

plural of afternoone

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see this, afternoon.

(rather formal in US, Canada) A greeting or farewell said in the afternoon.

(UK) A formal afternoon meal comprising light snacks, accompanied by tea.

plural of afternoon tea