Meanings
plural summertimes · alternative summer-time
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe period or season of summer.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishsomertime
- Englishsummertime
From Middle English somertime, equivalent to summer + time. Compare Dutch zomertijd (“summertime”), German Sommerzeit (“summertime”), Danish sommertiden (“summertime”), Swedish sommartid (“summertime”). Compare summertide.
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Chinese Mandarin 夏令
- 夏令 (xiàlìng)the period or season of summer
Finnish kesäaika, kesä
- kesäaikathe period or season of summer
- kesäthe period or season of summer
French été
- ététhe period or season of summer
German Sommerzeit, Sommer
- Sommerzeitthe period or season of summer
- Sommerthe period or season of summer
Greek καλοκαίρι
- καλοκαίρι (kalokaíri)the period or season of summer
Italian estate
- estatethe period or season of summer
Japanese 夏時
- 夏時 (kaji)the period or season of summer
Korean 여름철
- 여름철 (yeoreumcheol)the period or season of summer
Norwegian Bokmål sommertid
- sommertidthe period or season of summer
Russian ле́тний сезо́н, ле́то
- ле́тний сезо́н (létnij sezón)the period or season of summer
- ле́то (léto)the period or season of summer
- ле́тнее вре́мя года (létneje vrémja goda)the period or season of summer
Spanish verano, estío
- veranothe period or season of summer
- estíothe period or season of summer
Swedish sommartid
- sommartidthe period or season of summer
Turkish yazın
- yazınthe period or season of summer
Yiddish זומערצײַט
- זומערצײַט (zumertsayt)the period or season of summer
Cite this entry
summertime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summertime
“summertime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summertime. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “summertime,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summertime.
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