Meanings
nounspringtime (countable and uncountable, plural springtimes)
plural springtimes · alternative spring-time
- broadlycountableuncountableA period of flourishing and renewal.
For the moment, at least, there is a sense that a new springtime has arrived for the Church’s progressives.
2015 April 19, Ross Douthat, “Will Pope Francis Break the Church?”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian пролет
- пролет (prolet)season of spring
Chinese Mandarin 春季, 春天
- 春季 (chūnjì)season of spring
- 春天 (chūntiān)season of spring
- 繁榮期 /繁荣期period of flourishing
- 復興時期 /复兴时期 (fùxīng shíqī)period of flourishing
Finnish kevät, kevät
- kevätseason of spring
- kevätperiod of flourishing
German Frühlingszeit
- Frühlingszeitseason of spring
Korean 봄철
- 봄철 (bomcheol)season of spring
Russian весе́нний сезо́н, весна́
- весе́нний сезо́н (vesénnij sezón)season of spring
- весна́ (vesná)season of spring
- весеннее вре́мя года (vesenneje vrémja goda)season of spring
Spanish primavera
- primaveraseason of spring
Cite this entry
APA
springtime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springtime
MLA
“springtime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springtime. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “springtime,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/springtime.
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