banquet
banquet
Definition
ban·quet (baŋ′kwət)
noun
- an elaborate meal; feast
- a formal dinner for many people, usually with toasts and speeches
Etymology: LME banket < MFr banquet < OIt banchetto, dim. of banca: see bank
transitive verb
to honor with a banquet
intransitive verb
to dine at a banquet
banquet
Synonyms
banquet
Usage Examples
Object
- suite: Our most spacious banqueting suite, with its graceful & charming décor is the ideal venue for your wedding.
- hall: The lower banqueting hall will hold 200 people for meetings or 150 for banquets.
- facility: The Hotel provides conference & banqueting facilities for up to 200 people.
- venue: The facilities at Suites Hotel are just what you would expect of an international business and banqueting venue.
Converse of object
Adjective modifier
- sumptuous: Also, you need to be treated to a sumptuous banquet at least once a week.
- lavish: No butler opened the door to her, no lavish banquets were given in her honor.
- messianic: We are also present with one another, sharing the bread which is given by God as foretaste of the coming messianic banquet.
- heavenly: I wonder what surprises we might discover on the guest list in God's heavenly banquet?
- medieval: Plans for the medieval banquet which will take place on the 30th June are going ahead.
- Elizabethan: Elizabethan Banquets in the Baron's Hall are are regular fixture.
Modifies a noun
- hall: A Chateau with its banquet halls provides the right atmosphere for wines to be sampled in a ritual manner.
- facility: Many banquet facilities do not leave enough room for a typical DJ to setup in.
- scene: The famous banquet scene will take place in a separate area - a gated long room at the rear of the brewery.
- dinner: Please let us know if you plan to attend the banquet buffet dinner.
Noun used with modifier
- farewell: The last event was a farewell banquet, hosted by the Government Information Office.
- wedding: The king gave a wedding banquet for his son.
- conference: CONFERENCE BANQUET The conference banquet took place in a typical Greek Taverna on the sea front.
Possessives
- tavern: Magnificent walled Italian gardens, pool, Cook and banquet ' tavern ' in grounds.
banquet Quotes
Au banquet du bonheur bien peu sont convie¤ s. Feware invited to the banquet of happiness.
Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here theyare: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!
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