Dinner

Noun

 * 1) The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
 * 2) An evening meal.
 * 3) A midday meal.
 * 4) A meal given to an animal.
 * Give the dog its dinner.
 * 1) A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion.

Synonyms

 * supper
 * chow
 * lunch, luncheon
 * banquet, luncheon

Derived terms

 * after-dinner speech
 * after-dinner
 * basket dinner
 * Christmas dinner
 * dinner dance
 * dinner fork
 * dinner guest
 * dinner jacket
 * dinner knife
 * dinner lady
 * dinner party
 * dinner plate


 * dinner ring
 * dinner roll
 * dinner service
 * dinner table
 * dinner time
 * dinnerware
 * done up like a dog's dinner
 * potluck dinner
 * school dinner
 * Sunday dinner
 * TV dinner

Related terms

 * dine

Adjectives for Dinner
impressive; princely; charming; old-fashioned; pleasant; elaborate; sumptuous; delicious; gala; respectable; cheerful; good; decent; tolerable; stupid; miserable; oppressive; masculine; state; simple; abundant; belated; expensive; modest; incredible; endless; savory; magnificent; wretched; melancholy; solitary; periodical; ceremonious; diplomatic; woman-cooked; desolate; doubtful; formal; midnight.

Verbs for Dinner
accompany at—; address at—; attend—; dance at—; dispatch—; drop in for—; enliven—; hobnob at—; invite to—; prepare—; relish—; revel at—; ring for—; sample—; savor—; serve—; spread for—; tear at—; —cools; —nourishes; —satisfies; —steams.

Thesaurus
Kaffeeklatsch, TV dinner, alfresco meal, ball, banquet, barbecue, blowout, breakfast, brunch, buffet supper, clambake, cocktail party, coffee break, coffee klatch, collation, cookout, costume party, diner, dinner party, donation party, elevenses, entertainment, feast, festival, festivity, fete, fish fry, garden party, hen party, high tea, hot luncheon, house party, house-raising, housewarming, junket, lawn party, lunch, luncheon, mash, mask, masque, masquerade, masquerade party, meat breakfast, party, petit dejeuner, picnic, regale, shindig, shindy, shower, smoker, spread, stag, stag party, supper, surprise party, tea, tea break, teatime, tiffin, wiener roast, wienie roast

Pronunciation

 * au
 * au
 * au

Etymology
From disner:, from  dis-: + ieiuno:.

Translations

 * Egyptian Arabic:
 * Armenian: ճաշ (č̣aš)
 * Basque: afari
 * Bosnian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Cantonese: 晚飯 maan5faan6
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Filipino: hapunan
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: dîner, souper
 * German:
 * Greek:, κύριο γεύμα
 * Hungarian: (eaten in the evening),  (in Hungary the midday meal is the main meal)
 * Ido:
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: (, yūshoku)
 * Korean: 저녁
 * Korean: 저녁


 * Kurdish:
 * Kurmanji: şîv
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: pusdienas
 * Macedonian:
 * Maltese:
 * Mandarin: 晚饭 (wănfàn); 晚餐 (wăncān)
 * Mongolian: оройн хоол
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: middag
 * Occitan:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: вечера
 * Roman: večera
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog:


 * Bulgarian: хранене
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:


 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Mongolian: амьтны хоол


 * Armenian: ճաշ (č̣aš)
 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: middageten, middagmaaltijd, middagmaal,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew: ארוחת-ערב


 * Hungarian:
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: (, chūshoku)
 * Latvian: pusdienas
 * Macedonian: ручек
 * Maltese:
 * Mongolian: өдрийн хоол, үдийн хоол
 * Russian:


 * Armenian: ճաշ (č̣aš)
 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch: dinee
 * Finnish: ,
 * Greek:,  δείπνο


 * Irish:
 * Japanese: (, seisan)
 * Mongolian: цайллага, дайллага
 * Polish: bankiet
 * Slovene:


 * : (ğaðá:’)
 * : koan
 * : sopar
 * : dinar, cena
 * : 정 식사 (jeong siksa)
 * : jantar, ceia
 * : (sanjhando)
 * : večera
 * : cena

Anagrams

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