midwinter

[ noun mid-win-ter, -win-; adjective mid-win-ter ]

/ noun ˈmɪdˈwɪn tər, -ˌwɪn-; adjective ˈmɪdˌwɪn tər /

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noun

the middle of winter.

the winter solstice, around December 22.

adjective

of, relating to, or occurring in the middle of the winter.

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Origin of midwinter

before 1150; Middle English, Old English; see mid¹, winter

OTHER WORDS FROM midwinter

midwintry, mid·win·ter·ly, adjective

Words nearby midwinter

mid wicket off, mid wicket on, midwife, midwifery, midwife toad, midwinter, midyear, M.I.E., mielie, Mielziner, mien

How to use midwinter in a sentence

To honor the Norse god Thor, some Reykjavík restaurants host Thorrablot, a midwinter feast with traditional foods to celebrate the season.
These 7 Cities Embrace Winter Like Nowhere Else|Svati Narula|October 1, 2021|Outside Online
And in Moominland Midwinter Jansson immortalised her life-partner Tuulikki as wise, life-embracing Too-ticky.
Tove Jansson, Queen of the Moomins|John Garth|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The smell of barbecue wafted through the air of an absolutely beautiful, spring-like midwinter day.
A Glorious Day Off For Democracy On|Gil Troy|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Midwinter Madness A suicidal woman is persuaded from the edge of a subway platform.
The Yes List: Who Will Cash in After Oscar Night?|The Daily Beast|February 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Even the English grass, bright green in midwinter, only added to the sense of unreality.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart
It was midwinter, when the old man brought the gifts, the time of the pale, cold moon.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
I was ill prepared for a journey in midwinter through the enemy's country: happily I had my old overcoat, and this I put on.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various
One morning in the midwinter, when it was very cold with seventy degrees of frost, Regis Brugiere resolved to hunt the deer.
Blazed Trail Stories|Stewart Edward White
With the coming of midwinter a somnolent period seemed also to occur in Hollister's affairs.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for midwinter

midwinter

/ (ˈmɪdˈwɪntə) /

noun

the middle or depth of the winter
(as modifier)a midwinter festival

another name for winter solstice

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