seasonality

American  

[see-zuh-nal-i-tee] / ˌsi zəˈnæl ɪ ti /

noun

• seasonalities
  plural

1. the state or quality of being seasonal or dependent on the seasons.

   the seasonality of Halloween costumes.

2. Usually seasonalities a pattern, variation, or fluctuation that is correlated with a season, day of the week, or other period of time.

   a study of birth seasonalities;

   You get higher returns in January because of seasonalities in stock prices.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• seasonalities
  plural

Etymology

Origin of seasonality

First recorded in 1900–05; seasonal ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )

Example Sentences

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seasonality seasonalities

That, she says, “bodes well for investors who are able to look beyond any near-term chop caused by seasonality, geopolitics and the midterm elections.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

"This meant high competition for resources and strong predatory pressures. Combined with a trend toward aridity and strong seasonality, embryos of viviparous species would be better protected than those of egg-laying species."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

September, though, “may be a different conversation,” as seasonality gets harder, and position crowding becomes a possibility.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

The pristine farms, forests, ocean and rivers serve as the country’s pantry, where Māori food is regional, and ingredients are harvested based on seasonality and availability.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Adaptive relicts of morphological nature have been many times documented, but characteristics associated with seasonality and timing schedules have not.

From The Breeding Birds of Kansas by Richard F. Johnston

These were then cross-referenced with traits associated with domestication such as changes in their skeletons, coats, ears, tails, brain sizes and seasonalities.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2023

"With incoming data in the next few months skewed by new year-related seasonalities, it remains difficult to gauge with precision the shape of an eventual recovery."

From Reuters ● Jan. 17, 2023