postlunch

Following midday meal

Postlunch means after lunch, describing the period following the midday meal: the postlunch slump, a postlunch meeting.

The word is slightly more formal than "after lunch" and appears most often in scheduling contexts or discussions of afternoon energy levels.

slump

drowsiness

State of near-sleep

sluggishness · torpor · somnolence · heaviness · grogginess · food coma · lassitude · languor · listlessness · dip

energy

alertness

Active mental awareness

revitalized · motivated · focused · vigorous · energized · vitality · espresso · coffee · second wind · momentum

digestion

fullness

State of being complete

metabolism · gastric · enzymes · absorption · gut · intestinal · nutrients · processing · settling · discomfort

relaxation

contentment

Peaceful satisfaction with circumstances

tranquility · leisurely · unhurried · mellow · peaceful · restful · quiet · break · repose · downtime

Opposites
temporal relation to lunch

postlunchprelunch

Before the midday meal

morning · forenoon · mid-morning · antemeridian · breakfast time

Family

post, lunch, lunchtime, lunches, lunching, lunched, luncheon, postwar, postdate

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