midwinter

American  

[mid-win-ter, -win-, mid-win-ter] / ˈmɪdˈwɪn tər, -ˌwɪn-, ˈmɪdˌwɪn tər /

noun

1. the middle of winter.

2. the winter solstice, around December 22.

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adjective

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

midwinter British  

/ ˈmɪdˈwɪntə /

noun

1. 1. the middle or depth of the winter

   2. ( as modifier )

      a midwinter festival

2. another name for winter solstice

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Other Word Forms

• midwinterly
  adjective
• midwintry
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of midwinter

before 1150; Middle English, Old English; see mid ¹, winter

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Example Sentences

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midwinter

On midwinter, if standing in the centre of the circle, you would see the sun set over an alter stone to the south west of the site.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

By midwinter, Los Angeles is defined less by cold than by light.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026

How were so many otherwise reasonable people pranked into venturing to an empty Brooklyn Bridge Park in the bleak midwinter as 2025 ebbed to nothing, for nothing?

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026

Even in midwinter, they need to swim, but still must be kept warm and dry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

It saves us from the bitter days of midwinter, when the darkness is broken for only a handful of hours and the sun is cold and distant, like the pale eye of a corpse.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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