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Synonyms for lunch

  • noun

Most common

tiffin déjeuner dinner

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Luncheon — A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day

luncheon formal dated, nones dated

2. Tiffin

tiffin, déjeuner

Other

dinner, daymeal rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

  2. n. 2

    A break in play between the first and second sessions.

Related words

Word family
lunch-and-learn lunch-time lunchroom luncheonette
Phrases
lose one's lunch box lunch lunch lady packed lunch bag lunch businessman's lunch launch lunch lunch bucket

Forms

Plural
lunches → luncheons, tiffins, déjeuners, dinners…

Example sentences

  • dinner We had a dinner of a kind at the cheap restaurant.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lunchrising
tiffinrising
dinnerrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
nones
6 letters
dinner2, tiffin2
7 letters
daymeal
8 letters
luncheon2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dinner2 = 2 syllables).