Definition of DINNER

dinner

Plural: dinners

Noun

  • The main meal of the day, typically eaten in the evening.
  • the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
    • "dinner will be at 8"
    • "on Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church"
  • a party of people assembled to have dinner together
    • "guests should never be late to a dinner party"
  • The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
  • An evening meal.
  • A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).
  • A meal given to an animal.
  • A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion.
  • The food provided or consumed at any such meal.

Verb

  • To eat a dinner; to dine.
  • To provide (someone) with a dinner; to dine.

Examples

  • Give the dog its dinner.
  • I had some friends to dinner two nights ago.
  • My family gathers twice a year, namely at Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners.
  • They postponed DINNER until their Words With Friends marathon was finally over.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English dyner, from Old French disner (“lunch”, but originally “breakfast”), (modern French dîner), from Vulgar Latin *disiūnō, *disiūnāre from Latin dis- + iēiūnō (“to break the fast”).

Synonyms

dinner party, banquet, chow, dine, feast, lunch, luncheon, supper, tea

Scrabble Score: 7

dinner: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dinner: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dinner: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

dinner: valid Words With Friends Word