seasonal
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Commonly Confused
Seasonal and seasonable are sometimes interchanged, probably because of their obvious connection with season. In edited prose and in formal speech these two adjectives are almost always distinguished. Seasonal describes phenomena that occur with or depend upon a season or the seasons: seasonal fluctuations in rainfall; seasonal sales. Seasonable in reference to weather means “suitable to or characteristic of the season”: a seasonable December; seasonable temperatures for July. Seasonable also has the sense “timely, opportune”: a seasonable offer of financial assistance.
Other Word Forms
- multiseasonal adjective
- nonseasonal adjective
- nonseasonally adverb
- preseasonal adjective
- seasonally adverb
- seasonalness noun
- transseasonal adjective
Etymology
Origin of seasonal
Example Sentences
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Discounts can also be had depending on seasonal promotions and partnerships between streamers.
From MarketWatch
The name, like so many others for full Moons, stems back to a time when people called them after seasonal moments in nature, to keep track of passing months.
From BBC
One practical frustration has eased, however, with smartphones and connected devices now updating automatically, the seasonal time change is harder to miss —even if the debate around it remains unresolved.
From BBC
It also supports seasonal ice roads used by the oil and gas industry to access coastal infrastructure.
From Science Daily
On the demand side, steel mill restarts have boosted hot metal output, alongside a seasonal pickup in apparent steel demand.
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