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summer solstice

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

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name

Meaning 1

A pagan holiday and Wiccan Sabbat

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Synonyms: summer sunstead

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: June 21, midsummer

Antonyms: winter solstice

Broader terms: solstice

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: јайгы кӱн туруш (ǰaygï kün turuš) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Arabic: الإنقِلَاب الصّيفِيّ — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Bulgarian: лятно слънцестоене (ljatno slǎncestoene) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Burmese: နွေယဉ်စွန်းချိန် (nweyanycwan:hkyin) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Catalan: solstici d'estiu — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Chinese Cantonese: 夏至 (haa6 zi3) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Hakka Chinese: 夏至 (ha-chṳ) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Chinese: 夏至 (zh-min-nan) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夏至 (xiàzhì) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 北至 (běizhì) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夏節 /夏节 (xiàjié) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Danish: sommersolhverv — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Esperanto: somera solstico — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Estonian: suvine pööripäev — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Finnish: kesäpäivänseisaus — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • French: solstice d'été — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Galician: solsticio de verán — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Georgian: ზაფხულის ნაბუნიობა (zapxulis nabunioba) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Georgian: ზაფხულის მზებუდობა (zapxulis mzebudoba) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Georgian: ზაფხულის მზისდგომა (zapxulis mzisdgoma) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • German: Sommersonnenwende — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Greek: θερινό ηλιοστάσιο (therinó iliostásio) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Hindi: उत्तरायण (uttarāyaṇ) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Hungarian: nyári napforduló — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Icelandic: sumarsólstöður — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Icelandic: sumarsólhvörf — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Irish: grianstad an tsamhraidh — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Italian: solstizio d'estate — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Japanese: 夏至 (geshi) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Korean: 하지 (haji) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Latin: sōlstitium — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Māori: te Ihu o Hineraumati — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Navajo: jóhonaaʼéí tʼą́ą́ʼ ńdeesdzą́ — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Navajo: shį́įgo shá ninádááh — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sommersolverv — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sumarsolkverv — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sommarsolkverv — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Polish: przesilenie letnie — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Portuguese: solstício de verão — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Romanian: solstițiu de vară — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Russian: ле́тнее солнцестоя́ние (létneje solncestojánije) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Scottish Gaelic: grian-stad an t-samhraidh — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Scottish Gaelic: grian-stad samhraidh — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Serbo-Croatian: дугодневница — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Serbo-Croatian: дугодневица — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Serbo-Croatian: dugodnevnica — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Serbo-Croatian: dugodnevica — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Spanish: solsticio de verano — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Swedish: sommarsolstånd — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Thai: ครีษมายัน (khritsamayan) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Ukrainian: лі́тнє сонцестоя́ння (lítnje soncestojánnja) — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Vietnamese: hạ chí — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
  • Welsh: hirddydd haf — the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun