dinnertime

== English == === Alternative forms === dinner time dinner-time === Etymology === From dinner +‎ time. === Pronunciation === === Noun === dinnertime (countable and uncountable, plural dinnertimes) The time when dinner takes place, as: Synonyms: dinner hour, dining time (now chiefly UK) The midday mealtime as the main one: lunchtime. The evening mealtime as the main one: suppertime. ==== Usage notes ==== The usage varies between eras and regions, because the circadian rhythm of meals varies by culture. Dated references to dinner, dinnertime, and the dinner pail cannot be assumed to refer to an evening meal; for example, what some U.S. factory workers in the past called their dinner pail was what would today be called a lunchpail or lunchbox. ==== Hypernyms ==== mealtime ==== Coordinate terms ==== breakfast-time teatime ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === intermedin, intermined