seasonable
/ˈsiːzənəbəl/
seasonable adjective: opportune; occurring at an appropriate or suitable time.
Adjective
seasonable (comparative more seasonable, superlative most seasonable)
- Opportune; occurring at an appropriate or suitable time.
- Nor is it seasonable to have to do with Hercules, whil'st he is enraged, and amongst the Furies, but when he is telling merry tales amongst the Meonion Damosels.1661, Thomas, transl. Salusbury, “Galilaeus Galilaeus Lyncaeus, His Systeme of the World”, in Mathematical Collections and Translations, The Second Dialogue, London: William Leybourn, translation of...
- Synonyms:
- well-timed
- Appropriate to the current season of the year.
- The temperature outside was quite seasonable, neither warmer nor colder than I had expected.
- It was a wild, cold, seasonable night of March, with a pale moon, lying on her back as though the wind had tilted her, and flying wrack of the most diaphanous and lawny texture.1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
- Ephemeral; lasting for just one season.
- Synonyms:
- passing
- In season (said of game when it is legal to be hunted and killed).
- Well-seasoned; matured (e.g. timber).
seasonable meaning in Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada and Odia
seasonable in Bengali
- সময়োপযোগী, ঋতু অনুযায়ী উপযুক্ত
seasonable in Malayalam
- തക്ക കാലത്തിലുള്ള, ഋതു സംബന്ധിച്ച
seasonable in Kannada
- ಋತುವಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕ, ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕ, ಆಯಾ ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ, ಸಮಯೋಚಿತ, ಸಂದರ್ಭೋಚಿತ
seasonable in Odia
- seasonable; opportune
- ସକାଳ sakāḷa
Synonyms of seasonable
Antonyms
Forms of seasonable
| comparative | more seasonable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most seasonable |
Origin of seasonable
From season + -able.
Words formed from seasonable
Questions about seasonable
- What does seasonable mean?
- Seasonable means opportune; occurring at an appropriate or suitable time.
- What is seasonable in Bengali?
- Seasonable in Bengali is সময়োপযোগী, ঋতু অনুযায়ী উপযুক্ত. See Seasonable meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is seasonable?
- Seasonable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce seasonable?
- Seasonable is pronounced /ˈsiːzənəbəl/.
Words near seasonable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: seasonable (page history and authors); seasonable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); seasonable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); seasonable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ସକାଳ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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