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springtime

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The season of spring, between winter and summer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A period of flourishing and renewal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the season of growth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring
  • he will hold office until the spring of next year

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spring

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: season, time of year

History

Etymology

From spring + time.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пролет (prolet) — season of spring
  • Chinese Mandarin: 春季 (chūnjì) — season of spring
  • Chinese Mandarin: 春天 (chūntiān) — season of spring
  • Finnish: kevät — season of spring
  • German: Frühlingszeit — season of spring
  • Korean: 봄철 (bomcheol) — season of spring
  • Macedonian: пролет (prolet) — season of spring
  • Manx: Yn Arragh — season of spring
  • Plautdietsch: Farjoa — season of spring
  • Russian: весе́нний сезо́н (vesénnij sezón) — season of spring
  • Russian: весна́ (vesná) — season of spring
  • Russian: весеннее вре́мя года (vesenneje vrémja goda) — season of spring
  • Spanish: primavera — season of spring
  • Tibetan: དཔྱིད་དུས (dpyid dus) — season of spring
  • Chinese Mandarin: 繁榮期 /繁荣期 — period of flourishing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 復興時期 /复兴时期 (fùxīng shíqī) — period of flourishing
  • Finnish: kevät — period of flourishing