winter

Meaning

Noun

1. Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as being from December to February in continental regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.
2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
3. Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
4. (obsolete) An appliance to be fixed on the front of a grate, to keep a kettle warm, etc.
5. The rainy season.

Verb

1. To spend the winter (in a particular place).
2. To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.

Synonyms

wintertime

cold season

year

overwinter

hibernate

wintry

cold weather

pass the winter

spend the winter

wintertide

cold

🥶

of winter

hibernal

cool season

winter-tide

autumn

peret

brumal

hole up

midwinter

rainy season

snow

❄️

spring

summer

🏖️

weather

winters

one-year

winter term

winter season

Hyphenated as

win‧ter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪntə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: winter

Inherited from Old English: winter

Cognate with Western Frisian: winter

Cognate with Dutch: winter

Cognate with German: Winter

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Swedish: -

Cognate with Norwegian: vinter

Cognate with Icelandic: vetur

In summary

From Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Cognate with West Frisian winter (“winter”), Dutch winter (“winter”), German Winter (“winter”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian vinter (“winter”), Icelandic vetur (“winter”).

Sentences

There are numerous outdoor activities for tourists and winter residents .