season
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
a period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, temperature, etc.: the rainy season.
a period of the year when something is best or available: the oyster season.
a period of the year marked by certain conditions, activities, etc.: baseball season.
a period of the year immediately before and after a special holiday or occasion: the Christmas season.
Sports.
a period with reference to the total number of games to be played by a team: a 162-game season.
a period with reference to the won-lost record of a team after it has completed its schedule: a .700 season.
any period or time: in the season of my youth.
a suitable, proper, fitting, or right time: This is not the season for frivolity.
to heighten or improve the flavor of (food) by adding condiments, spices, herbs, or the like.
to give relish or a certain character to: conversation seasoned with wit.
to mature, ripen, or condition by exposure to suitable conditions or treatment: a writer seasoned by experience.
to dry or otherwise treat (lumber) so as to harden and render immune to shrinkage, warpage, etc.
to accustom or harden: troops seasoned by battle.
to become seasoned, matured, hardened, or the like.
Idioms about season
for a season, for a time, especially a short time: He lived in Paris for a season.
in good season, in enough time; sufficiently early: Applicants will be notified of our decision in good season.
in season,
in the time or state for use, eating, etc.: Asparagus is now in season.
in the period regulated by law, as for hunting and fishing.
at the right time; opportunely.
(of an animal, especially female) in a state of readiness for mating; in heat.
in good season.
in season and out of season, regardless of time or season; at all times: Misfortunes plague this family in season and out of season.
out of season, not in season: The price is so high because lilacs are out of season now.
Origin of season
1Other words for season
Other words from season
- sea·soned·ly, adverb
- sea·son·er, noun
- sea·son·less, adjective
- non·sea·soned, adjective
- o·ver·sea·son, verb (used with object)
- post·sea·son, adjective, noun
- pre·sea·son, noun
- re·sea·son, verb
- well-seasoned, adjective
Words Nearby season
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How to use season in a sentence
The calendar even schedules some trials to match the season.
Want a year of free streaming services? This guide has you covered | dzanemorris | August 26, 2020 | FortuneThat her torn Achilles tendon cost her a season, but didn’t affect her game in any other way, is a marvel.
There’s No WNBA All-Star Game This Year, But We Picked The Rosters Anyway | Howard Megdal | August 26, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThe move to a virtual campaign season has upended some publishers’ events plans too.
Unconventional: How news publishers are positioning their virtual convention coverage for audiences and advertisers | Max Willens | August 19, 2020 | DigidayKey season for dairy is Christmas and Thanksgiving when we’re all home baking.
Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford explains why farmers need broadband | Ellen McGirt | August 18, 2020 | FortuneHe belted 22 homers and stole 16 bases in a partial season while displaying a powerful arm at shortstop.
The Dodgers Lead Our National League Predictions, But Don’t Count Out The Nats Or … Reds? | Travis Sawchik | July 22, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
We won't find out this season, though it comes up occasionally.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS | Marlow Stern | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWill the Pam/Krieger relationship be an ongoing theme this season?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS | Marlow Stern | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWill we discover whether or not Krieger is a clone this season, and will that be an ongoing plotline?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS | Marlow Stern | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIts fearless creator opens up about the hilarious new season.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS | Marlow Stern | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat criticisms of last season did you find helpful, and not so helpful?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS | Marlow Stern | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Polavieja started his campaign with the immense advantage of having the whole of the dry season before him.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanA friend and companion meeting together in season, but above them both is a wife with her husband.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousTwo unsophisticated country lasses visited Niblo's in New York during the ballet season.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousHe was living quite en garçon, with only one man, his house having been let for the season.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodConditions in the new country had gone from bad to worse, and if the season should experience another drought, the worst was come.
The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux
British Dictionary definitions for season
/ (ˈsiːzən) /
one of the four equal periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices, resulting from the apparent movement of the sun north and south of the equator during the course of the earth's orbit around it. These periods (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) have their characteristic weather conditions in different regions, and occur at opposite times of the year in the N and S hemispheres
a period of the year characterized by particular conditions or activities: the rainy season
the period during which any particular species of animal, bird, or fish is legally permitted to be caught or killed: open season on red deer
a period during which a particular entertainment, sport, etc, takes place: a season at the National Theatre; the football season; the tourist season
(esp formerly) a period of fashionable social events in a particular place: the London season
any definite or indefinite period
any of the major periods into which the ecclesiastical calendar is divided, such as Lent, Advent, or Easter
(sometimes capital) Christmas (esp in the phrases compliments of the season, Season's greetings)
a period or time that is considered proper, suitable, or natural for something
in good season early enough
in season
(of game) permitted to be caught or killed
(of fresh food) readily available
Also: in heat, on heat (of some female mammals) sexually receptive
appropriate
(tr) to add herbs, salt, pepper, or spice to (food)
(tr) to add zest to
(in the preparation of timber) to undergo or cause to undergo drying
(tr; usually passive) to make or become mature or experienced: seasoned troops
(tr) to mitigate or temper: to season one's admiration with reticence
Origin of season
1Derived forms of season
- seasoned, adjective
- seasoner, noun
- seasonless, adjective
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Scientific definitions for season
[ sē′zən ]
One of four natural divisions of the year-spring, summer, autumn, and winter-in temperate zones. Each season has its own characteristic weather and lasts approximately three months. The change in the seasons is brought about by the shift in the angle at which the Sun's rays strike the Earth. This angle changes as the Earth orbits in its yearly cycle around the Sun due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. For example, when the northern or southern hemisphere of the Earth is at an angle predominantly facing the Sun and has more daylight hours of direct, overhead sunlight than nighttime hours, it is in its summer season; the opposite hemisphere is in then opposite condition and is in its winter season. See also equinox solstice.
In some tropical climates, either of the two divisions-rainy and dry-into which the year is divided. These divisions are defined on the basis of levels of precipitation.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with season
see in season; open season.
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