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wintertime

noun · 2 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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noun

Meaning 1

The season of winter, between autumn and spring.

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

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: winter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: season, time of year

History

Etymology

From winter + time.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 冬季 (dōngjì) — the season of winter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冬天 (dōngtiān) — the season of winter
  • Czech: zimní čas — the season of winter
  • Dutch: wintertijd — the season of winter
  • Finnish: talvisaika — the season of winter
  • French: hiver — the season of winter
  • German: Winterzeit — the season of winter
  • Greek: χειμώνας (cheimónas) — the season of winter
  • Hungarian: télidő — the season of winter
  • Ingrian: talviaika — the season of winter
  • Korean: 겨울철 (gyeoulcheol) — the season of winter
  • Macedonian: зима (zima) — the season of winter
  • Plautdietsch: Wintatiet — the season of winter
  • Romanian: vreme de iarnă — the season of winter
  • Romanian: sezon de iarnă — the season of winter
  • Russian: зи́мний сезо́н (zímnij sezón) — the season of winter
  • Russian: зима́ (zimá) — the season of winter
  • Russian: зимнее вре́мя года (zimneje vrémja goda) — the season of winter
  • Yiddish: ווינטערצײַט (vintertsayt) — the season of winter