adj
Meaning 1
Opportune; occurring at an appropriate or suitable time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
seasonable
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: S IY1 Z AH0 N AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Appropriate to the current season of the year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The temperature outside was quite seasonable, neither warmer nor colder than I had expected.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Ephemeral; lasting for just one season.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
In season (said of game when it is legal to be hunted and killed).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 5
Well-seasoned; matured (e.g. timber).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 6
in keeping with the season
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a hard but seasonable frost
- seasonable clothes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unseasonable
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
done or happening at the appropriate or proper time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a timely warning
- with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery
- a seasonable time for discussion
- the book's publication was well timed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: timely, well-timed(a), well timed(p)
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree 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 satiōnem 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 *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English seasonable From season + -able.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: подходящ за сезона (podhodjašt za sezona) — appropriate to current season
- Finnish: vuodenaikaan sopiva — appropriate to current season
- Ancient Greek: καίριος (kaírios) — appropriate to current season
- Manx: traaoil — appropriate to current season
- Scottish Gaelic: tràthail — appropriate to current season