dinnertime

See also: dinner-time and dinner time

English

Alternative forms

• dinner time
• dinner-time

Etymology

dinner +‎ time

Noun

dinnertime (countable and uncountable, plural dinnertimes)

1. The time when dinner takes place.
   • 1846, Charles Elmé Francatelli, The Modern Cook, page 243:

     An hour before dinnertime, steam the mazarine in the usual way, and when done, turn it out of the mould on its dish […]

2. The time when dinner is ready.
3. (British) The midday break in English schools (some areas), lunchtime.

Synonyms

• suppertime

Related terms

• dinner
• time
• lunchtime
• mealtime
• suppertime
• dinner hour

Translations

time when dinner takes place

• Danish: spisetid c
• Finnish: päivällisaika
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Romanian: cină (ro)

time when dinner is ready

• Danish: spisetid c
• Finnish: päivällisaika
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Romanian: cină (ro)

mid-day break — see lunchtime

See also

• supper
• supper hour

Anagrams

• intermedin, intermined