hearty meal
Filling dinner spread
A hearty meal is substantial and satisfying—the kind that fills you up and leaves you feeling nourished.
The phrase suggests generous portions of warming, often rustic food: After hiking all day, we sat down to a hearty meal of stew and bread.
Hearty here carries connotations of robustness and wholesomeness rather than refinement.
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- Sunday dinnerWeekly family meal ritual
- satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure
- fillingMaterial placed within
- wholesomeConducive to well-being
stick to your ribs · stew · roast · meat and potatoes · comfort food · comfort eating · nourishing · generous · home cooking · warming · savory · appetite · belly · full belly · gravy · potatoes · second helpings · seconds
hearty mealsnack
Light between-meal fare
quick bite · appetizer · finger food · hors d'oeuvres · canapés
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