eating alone
Table for one
Eating alone is having a meal by yourself, without company.
The phrase carries connotations of solitude that range from peaceful to pathetic depending on context.
Some people dread eating alone in restaurants, feeling conspicuously unaccompanied; others relish it as a quiet pleasure: She actually prefers eating alone—no small talk, no sharing.
The stigma has faded somewhat as solo dining becomes more common.
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- soloPerformance by one
- quietLacking in sound
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
leftovers · microwave · takeout · TV dinner · single serving · scrolling · book · silence · freedom · sad · independent · quick · standing · counter · fridge · kitchen sink · midnight · snacking
- lunchlunch, lunch break, lunch hour, lunch buddy, lunch box
- eating habitsvegetarian, vegan, omnivore, carnivore, pescatarian
- solo livingbachelor, bachelorette, hermit, recluse, single
- makruhovereating, idle talk
- introversionintroversion, solitude, isolation, withdrawal, hermit
- solitudesolitude, isolation, aloneness, seclusion, solo
eating alonefamily dinner
communal dining · dinner party · potluck · social eating · table for two
eating alonebanquet
Formal celebratory meal
feast · wedding reception · holiday dinner · Thanksgiving dinner · communal feast
eating alonecommunal meal
Food eaten collectively
Sunday dinner · holiday meal · Thanksgiving dinner · wedding reception · communion
eating, eats, eaten, eater, eaters, edible, inedible, alone, lone