summertime

[suhm-er-tahym]

noun

1. the summer season.

summertime

/ ˈsʌməˌtaɪm /

noun

1. the period or season of summer

“Summertime”

1. One of the best-known songs of George Gershwin; it comes from the opera Porgy and Bess and begins, “Summertime, and the living is easy….”

Word History and Origins

Origin of summertime¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, summertime is from the Middle English word somertime. See summer ¹, time

Example Sentences

“This way, during the summertime, I can sit among the flowers in comfort, in the shade, and not have to carry a parasol everywhere I go.”

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In the first of many collaborations between Bad Bunny and López Mari, they created a “dream-like atmosphere” of summertime in Puerto Rico.

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They almost convinced everyone that their injury-plagued summertime swoon, their painfully leaky bullpen and their shaky World Series performance meant that the most expensive collection of talent ever assembled was vulnerable.

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Roswell residents know how to have fun, and the city hosts all kinds of annual festivals ranging from a summertime ice cream social and monarch butterfly celebration to outdoor movies.

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That led to more summertime visits and the transition to ski and golf.

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