suppertime
Evening meal hour
Suppertime is the evening hour when supper is typically eaten, generally later than dinnertime in regions where dinner refers to a midday meal.
The exact hour varies by household and culture but usually falls between 5 and 8 PM.
The kids always get hungry right around suppertime.
Like other compound time-of-day words (lunchtime, bedtime), it functions as both noun and adverb: I'll see you suppertime.
Primary evening meal
- entreePrimary dinner course
- appetizerLight dish preceding main
- dessertSweet course after dinner
- coursePlanned path forward
plate · silverware · napkin · tablecloth · buffet · platter · leftovers · casserole
Late day period
Dimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- sundownDay's end moment
gloaming · eventide · lamplight · candlelight · dimness · afterglow · crepuscular · homeward
State of close connection
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- bondingForming close connections
- kinshipState of being related
children · parents · siblings · relatives · gathering · table-talk · sharing · household
dinner
Primary evening meal
course · plate · silverware · napkin · tablecloth · buffet · platter · leftovers · casserole · roast
evening
Late day period
dusk
Dimming after sundown
sundown · gloaming · eventide · lamplight · candlelight · dimness · afterglow · crepuscular · homeward
togetherness
State of close connection
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- bondingForming close connections
kinship · children · parents · siblings · relatives · gathering · table-talk · sharing · household · domestic
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- customHabitual group practice
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- observanceKeeping of customs
blessing · grace · prayer · heritage · culture · practice · gathering · celebration · Sabbath · harvest
- mealsbrunch, dinner, lunch, luncheon, breakfast
- PeanutsCharlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, Lucy, Linus
- dinnertimedinner, evening meal, table, family gathering, dining room
- dinner timesearly dinner, late dinner, evening meal, weeknight dinner, Sunday dinner
- nighttimemidnight, nightfall, night sky, nighttime, starry sky
- daypartsdawn, sunrise, morning, forenoon, midmorning
suppertimebreakfast time
Morning meal hour
lunchtime · lunch hour · midday · dawn · sunrise
suppertimedaybreak
Morning's first light
sunrise · dawn · crack of dawn · first light · morning