Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for breakfast


Grammar : Noun
Spell : brek-fuh st
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrɛk fəst



Définition of breakfast

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from break (v.) + fast (n.). The verb is recorded from 1670s. Related: Breakfasted; breakfasting.
  • Spanish almuerzo "lunch," but formerly and still locally "breakfast," is from Latin admorsus, past participle of admordere "to bite into," from ad- "to" + mordere "to bite." In common with almuerzo, words for "breakfast" tend over time to shift in meaning toward "lunch;" cf. French déjeuner "breakfast," later "lunch" (equivalent of Spanish desayuno "breakfast"), both from Vulgar Latin *disieiunare "to breakfast," from Latin dis- + ieiunare, jejunare "fast" (see jejune; also cf. dine). German Frühstück is from Middle High German vruostücke, literally "early bit." Old English had morgenmete "morning meal."
  • noun first meal of the day
Example sentences :
  • On a morning late in May Mrs. Bines and her daughter were at breakfast.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • You can't get them too cold for Perce at breakfast, nowadays.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • You began to look bad as soon as you left off your breakfast.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The Bineses, with the exception of Psyche, were at breakfast a week later.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Why, we wasted enough from breakfast to feed a small family.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "I feel as if I should like some fish for breakfast," said Robert one morning, on waking up.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • She came down to breakfast singing the words in a sort of ecstasy.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • She came down to the dining-room long after breakfast was over.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • As I eat my breakfast and smoke my pipe, I ponder over my task.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • As soon as breakfast was over, the whole family set out for a walk.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Words or expressions associated with your search


Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019