'dinner' definitions:
Definition of 'dinner'
From: WordNet
noun
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"
noun
A party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party" [syn: dinner, dinner party]
Definition of 'dinner'
From: GCIDE
- dinner \din"ner\, n. [F. d[^i]ner, fr. d[^i]ner to dine. See Dine.]
- 1. The principal meal of the day, eaten in some countries about midday, but in others (especially in the U. S. and in large cities) at a later hour. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An entertainment; a feast. [1913 Webster]
- A grand political dinner. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Dinner is much used, in an obvious sense, either adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, dinner time, or dinner-time, dinner bell, dinner hour, etc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dinner'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Kaffeeklatsch,
- 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,
- TV dinner,
- wiener roast,
- wienie roast