Meanings
adjectiveunseasonal (comparative more unseasonal, superlative most unseasonal)
comparative more unseasonal · superlative most unseasonal
- Not normal, appropriate, or expected for the season or time of year.
An unseasonal rainstorm took everyone by surprise.
Antonyms: seasonal
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot normal, appropriate, or expected for the season or time of year.
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Old Frencha-
- Frencha-
- Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*sísh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*sizō
- Latinserō
- Latinsatiō
- Old Frenchsaison
- Frenchsaison
- Frenchassaisonner
- Englishseason
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishseasonal
- Englishunseasonal
From un- + seasonal. Piecewise doublet of aseasonal.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
unseasonal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unseasonal
MLA
“unseasonal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unseasonal. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unseasonal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unseasonal.
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