Banquet vs. Dinner

Banquetnoun

A large celebratory meal; a feast.

Banquetnoun

(archaic) A dessert; a course of sweetmeats.

Banquetverb

(intransitive) To participate in a banquet; to feast.

Banquetverb

(obsolete) To have dessert after a feast.

Banquetverb

(transitive) To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.

Banquetnoun

A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking; often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by speeches.

Banquetnoun

A dessert; a course of sweetmeats; a sweetmeat or sweetmeats.

Banquetverb

To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.

Banquetverb

To regale one's self with good eating and drinking; to feast.

Banquetverb

To partake of a dessert after a feast.

Banquetnoun

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

Banquetnoun

a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed;

Banquetverb

provide a feast or banquet for

Banquetverb

partake in a feast or banquet

Banquetnoun

an elaborate and formal evening meal for many people

Banquetnoun

an elaborate meal with several courses; a feast

Banquetverb

entertain with a banquet

Banquet

A banquet (; French: [bɑ̃kɛ]) is a formal large meal or feast, where a number of people consume food together. Banquets are traditionally held to enhance the prestige of a host, or reinforce social bonds among joint contributors.

Dinnernoun

A midday meal in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea.

Dinnernoun

The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.

Dinnernoun

An evening meal.

Dinnernoun

A meal given to an animal.

Dinnernoun

A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion.

Dinnernoun

(uncountable) The food provided or consumed at any such meal.

Dinnerverb

(intransitive) To eat a dinner.

Dinnerverb

(transitive) To provide (someone) with a dinner.

Dinnernoun

The principal meal of the day, eaten in some countries about midday, but in others (especially in the U. S. and in large cities) at a later hour.

Dinnernoun

An entertainment; a feast.

Dinnernoun

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday;

Dinnernoun

a party of people assembled to have dinner together;

Dinner

Dinner usually refers to what is in many Western cultures the largest and most formal meal of the day, which some Westerners eat in the evening. Historically, the largest meal used to be eaten around midday, and called dinner.