Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/dɪˈzɜːt/ · noun
The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc..
I ordered hummus for a starter, a steak as the main course, and chocolate cake for dessert.
Can I see the dessert menu, please?
Trifle is a favourite dessert of the English, but rivalled by pavlova in Australia and New Zealand.
Use dessert when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dessert means The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc..
Common synonyms include afters, pudding, sweet.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I ordered hummus for a starter, a steak as the main course, and chocolate cake for dessert.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.