brunch

/bɹʌnt͡ʃ/

brunch means A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, often in a leisurely, festive, and/or social way, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.

Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, brunch ranks #7,396 of 42,747 for Qualifying.

brunch is pronounced /bɹʌnt͡ʃ/.

Etymology

Blend of breakfast + lunch. Attested from 1895 in British English and from 1930 in the United States.

noun

A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, often in a leisurely, festive, and/or social way, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.e.g.“I normally have brunch at the café next to work.”

verb

To eat brunch.

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

brunchtime 77% match — The time at which brunch is eaten. vs brunch →
bruncher 76% match — Someone who eats brunch. vs brunch →
brunchy 76% match — Relating to, or characteristic of, brunch. vs brunch →
bruncheon 70% match — Synonym of brunch (“meal eaten between breakfast and lunch times”). vs brunch →
breakfast 68% match — The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning. vs brunch →
blunch 66% match — A meal eaten between brunch and lunch, or combining the two; brunch. vs brunch →
bruncheonette 65% match — A small diner or restaurant that serves brunch. vs brunch →
lunching 60% match — The act of eating lunch. vs brunch →