postprandial
After a meal
Postprandial means after a meal, especially after dinner.
The word appears in medical contexts—postprandial blood sugar—and in more literary descriptions of after-dinner activities: a postprandial nap, postprandial conversation over brandy.
The term carries a slightly formal or humorous tone in everyday use.
Digestive organ below chest
- gastricOf the stomach
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- bileLiver-made digestive fluid
- intestinesCoiled digestive organs
metabolism · absorption · peristalsis · bloating · acid · chyme · duodenum · pancreas
State of needing rest
- somnolenceAbnormal urge to doze
- napBrief daytime rest
- siestaMidday rest
- torporInactive, sluggish state
lethargy · food coma · yawning · sluggishness · heaviness · dozing · fatigue · tiredness
Peaceful stillness or calm
- loungingReclining in idleness
- leisureFree time for relaxation
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
ease · contentment · restfulness · tranquility · quietude · downtime · respite · settee
Brewed bean beverage
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- dessertSweet course after dinner
- digestifPost-meal settling drink
- liqueurSweetened flavored spirit
cordial · mint · toothpick · stroll · constitutive · cigarette · port · brandy
Conversation during meals
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- chatInformal verbal exchange
- anecdotesBrief amusing accounts
storytelling · discussion · repartee · discourse · tête-à-tête · small talk · confabulation · gossip
stomach
Digestive organ below chest
intestines · metabolism · absorption · peristalsis · bloating · acid · chyme · duodenum · pancreas · amylase
sleepiness
State of needing rest
- somnolenceAbnormal urge to doze
- napBrief daytime rest
- siestaMidday rest
torpor · lethargy · food coma · yawning · sluggishness · heaviness · dozing · fatigue · tiredness · languor
repose
Peaceful stillness or calm
unwinding · ease · contentment · restfulness · tranquility · quietude · downtime · respite · settee · armchair
coffee
Brewed bean beverage
liqueur · cordial · mint · toothpick · stroll · constitutive · cigarette · port · brandy · espresso
table talk
Conversation during meals
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- chatInformal verbal exchange
anecdotes · storytelling · discussion · repartee · discourse · tête-à-tête · small talk · confabulation · gossip · exchange