Meanings
midsummer1
plural midsummers · alternative mid-summer
- countableuncountableThe period around the summer solstice; around June 21st in the northern hemisphere.
- countableuncountableThe first day of summer.
- countableuncountableThe middle of summer.
- countableuncountableMidsummer Day, the English quarter day.
Midsummer2
- Synonym of Midsummer Day.
Synonyms: Midsummer Day, Summer Solstice, Litha
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Midsummer Day.
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*midjasumaraz“midsummer”
- Proto-West Germanic*midisumar
- Old Englishmidsumer
- Middle Englishmidsomer
- Englishmidsummer
From Middle English midsomer, midsumer, from Old English midsumer, midsumor (“midsummer”), from Proto-West Germanic *midisumar, from Proto-Germanic *midjasumaraz (“midsummer”), equivalent to mid- + summer. Cognate with West Frisian midsimmer (“midsummer”), Dutch midzomer (“midsummer”), German Mittsommer (“midsummer”), Danish midsommer (“midsummer”), Swedish midsommar (“midsummer”), Icelandic miðsumar (“midsummer”).
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Arabic قيظ
- قيظ (qayṣ)about 21st June
Bulgarian лятно слънцестоене
- лятно слънцестоене (ljatno slăncestoene)about 21st June
Czech letní slunovrat
- letní slunovratMidsummer Day
Danish midsommer, højsommer
- midsommerThe middle of summer
- højsommerThe middle of summer
- sankthansdagMidsummer Day
Dutch midzomer, midzomerdag
- midzomerThe middle of summer
- midzomerdagMidsummer Day
Esperanto somermeza
- somermezahappening in the middle of summer
Estonian kesksuvi, südasuvi
- kesksuviThe middle of summer
- südasuviThe middle of summer
- jaanipäevMidsummer Day
Finnish keskikesä, keskikesä
- keskikesäabout 21st June
- keskikesäThe middle of summer
- juhannusMidsummer Day
- keskikesäinenhappening in the middle of summer
French fête de la Saint-Jean
- fête de la Saint-JeanMidsummer Day
German Hochsommer, Johannistag
- HochsommerThe middle of summer
- JohannistagMidsummer Day
- MittsommerMidsummer Day
Greek μεσοκαλόκαιρο
- μεσοκαλόκαιρο (mesokalókairo)The middle of summer
Icelandic miðsumar, miðsumarsdagur
- miðsumarThe middle of summer
- miðsumarsdagurMidsummer Day
Irish Lá Fhéile Eoin, Oíche Fhéile Eoin
- Lá Fhéile EoinMidsummer Day
- Oíche Fhéile EoinMidsummer Day
- Oíche Fhéile Sin SeáinMidsummer Day
Japanese 真夏
- 真夏 (manatsu)The middle of summer
Korean 한여름
- 한여름 (hanyeoreum)The middle of summer
Norwegian Bokmål midtsommer, midtsommer
- midtsommerabout 21st June
- midtsommerThe middle of summer
Persian تموز
- تموز (tamuz)about 21st June
Polish śródlecie
- śródlecieThe middle of summer
Portuguese Dia de São João
- Dia de São JoãoMidsummer Day
Romanian mijlocul verii, miezul verii
- mijlocul veriiThe middle of summer
- miezul veriiThe middle of summer
Russian Ива́н Купа́ла, Ива́нов день
- Ива́н Купа́ла (Iván Kupála)Midsummer Day
- Ива́нов день (Ivánov denʹ)Midsummer Day
Scottish Gaelic leth an t-samhraidh, Là Fhèill Eòin
- leth an t-samhraidhThe middle of summer
- Là Fhèill EòinMidsummer Day
- Là Fhèill EathainMidsummer Day
- latha leth an t-samhraidhMidsummer Day
Spanish pleno verano, día de San Juan
- pleno veranoThe middle of summer
- día de San JuanMidsummer Day
Swedish midsommar, sommarsolstånd
- midsommarabout 21st June
- sommarsolståndabout 21st June
- midsommarThe middle of summer
- midsommardagenMidsummer Day
- midsommarMidsummer Day
- midsommar-happening in the middle of summer
Turkish yazın ortası
- yazın ortasıThe middle of summer
Cite this entry
midsummer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midsummer
“midsummer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midsummer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midsummer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midsummer.
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