Standard Lemma guide

summery

adj · noun · 4 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • sŭmʹə-rē
  • /ˈsʌməɹi/
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  • homophone: summary

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to the summer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She wore a light summery dress.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of weather, typical of summer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Misspelling of summary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, misspelling

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • summery weather
  • summery dresses

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: vernal, autumnal, wintry

History

Etymology

From Middle English somery; equivalent to summer + -y. Compare Swedish somrig (“summery”).

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صَيْفِيّ (ṣayfiyy) — relating to the summer
  • Arabic: صيفي (ṣēfi) — relating to the summer
  • Belarusian: ле́тні (ljétni) — relating to the summer
  • Bulgarian: летен (leten) — relating to the summer
  • Cornish: havek — relating to the summer
  • Dutch: zomers — relating to the summer
  • Esperanto: somera — relating to the summer
  • Finnish: kesäinen — relating to the summer
  • French: d'été — relating to the summer
  • French: estival — relating to the summer
  • Galician: estival — relating to the summer
  • Georgian: საზაფხულო (sazapxulo) — relating to the summer
  • Georgian: ზაფხულის (zapxulis) — relating to the summer
  • Georgian: ზაფხულური (zapxuluri) — relating to the summer
  • German: sommerlich — relating to the summer
  • German: Sommer- — relating to the summer
  • Greek: καλοκαιριάτικος (kalokairiátikos) — relating to the summer
  • Hungarian: nyári — relating to the summer
  • Italian: estivo — relating to the summer
  • Central Kurdish: ھاوینی (hawînî) — relating to the summer
  • Northern Kurdish: havînî — relating to the summer
  • Manx: sourinagh — relating to the summer
  • Polish: letni — relating to the summer
  • Portuguese: estival — relating to the summer
  • Russian: ле́тний (létnij) — relating to the summer
  • Spanish: veraniego — relating to the summer
  • Swedish: somrig — relating to the summer
  • Swedish: sommar- — relating to the summer
  • Ukrainian: лі́тній (lítnij) — relating to the summer
  • Welsh: hafaidd — relating to the summer
  • Bulgarian: летен (leten) — of weather, typical of summer
  • Esperanto: somera — of weather, typical of summer
  • Finnish: kesäinen — of weather, typical of summer
  • French: d'été — of weather, typical of summer
  • French: estival — of weather, typical of summer
  • Galician: estival — of weather, typical of summer
  • Georgian: ზაფხულის (zapxulis) — of weather, typical of summer
  • Georgian: ზაფხულური (zapxuluri) — of weather, typical of summer
  • German: sommerlich — of weather, typical of summer
  • Greek: καλοκαιριάτικος (kalokairiátikos) — of weather, typical of summer
  • Hungarian: nyárias — of weather, typical of summer
  • Polish: letni — of weather, typical of summer
  • Portuguese: estival — of weather, typical of summer
  • Russian: ле́тний (létnij) — of weather, typical of summer
  • Swedish: sommar- — of weather, typical of summer
  • Swedish: somrig — of weather, typical of summer
  • Welsh: hafaidd — of weather, typical of summer