seasonal
/ˈsiːzənəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year, especially with regard to weather characteristics.
adj
Appropriate to the season.
Example Sentences
- "It is a seasonal swimming pool."
- "The cult of the holiday camp has brought seasonal expresses to fresh destinations such as Penychain, in North Wales; over 250,000 people go by train annually to Butlin's holiday camps alone."
- "Skilled foreign farm workers are the backbone of US agriculture and are traditionally in the US on H-2A seasonal visas, which saw its highest ever utilization rate this year, according to the Farm Bureau."
- "Q: How's the weather there? A: The wind is pretty stiff, but it's seasonal, so no complaints."
- "Q: Eyewitness News now turns to Steve for a weather update. Steve, what does the coming week have in store for us? A: Well, Stacy, get ready for the return of seasonal temperatures, because our little break from the cold will be coming to an end."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- French a- Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sísh₁eti Proto-Italic *sizō Latin serō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin satiō Old French saison French saison Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French assaisonnerbor. English season Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English seasonal From season + -al.