season en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- [ˈsɪi.zən] (Australia)
- (US) audio
- [ˈsiː.zn̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈsi.zn̩] (General-American)
- sēʹzən (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English sesoun, seson (“time of the year”), from Old French seson, saison (“time of sowing, seeding”), from Latin satiō (“act of sowing, planting”) from satum, past participle of serō (“to sow, plant”) from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow, plant”). Akin to Old English sāwan (“to sow”), sǣd (“seed”). Doublet of saison. Displaced native Middle English sele (“season”) (from Old English sǣl (“season, time, occasion”)), Middle English tide (“season, time of year”) (from Old English tīd (“time, period, yeartide, season”)).
Meanings
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Each of the divisions of a year based on the prevailing weather: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; or the rainy (monsoon) and dry season, depending on the climate.
we saw, in six days' traveling, the several seasons of the year in their beauty and perfection
c. 1705, Joseph Addison, Remarks on several parts of Italy, &c. in the years 1701, 1702, 1703:We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun, / But the wine and the song, / like the seasons, have all gone.
1973, “Seasons in the Sun”, Jaques Brel (original version), Rod McKuen (lyrics), performed by Terry Jacks:
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A period of the year when something particular happens.
Since a state ban was lifted in 1984, hunters may shoot one swan per season. A permit system limited last season's take to 6,000.
1987 October, Charles E. Cobb, Jr., “North Carolina's Outer Banks”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 507:Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:the football season
mating season
the holiday season
Curry, a four-time NBA champion with the Warriors, played for the Wildcats for three seasons between 2006 and 2009, where he was twice named conference player of the year. […] Curry has been named NBA regular season MVP twice and is an 11-time All Star.
2025 March 11, Matias Grez, “Steph Curry accepts assistant general manager role at alma mater Davidson College”, in CNN:
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A period of the year in which a place is most busy or frequented for business, amusement, etc.
He seldom was seen in the office himself, but occasionally a paragraph in the paper recorded that his yacht had touched at Mentone and that he had been seen at the Monte Carlo tables, or that he was expected in Leicestershire for the season.
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
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(metonymically, qualifier:pars pro toto) A year, but with emphasis on the most important part of the year in context, such as the months when plants or animals grow and reproduce.
This invasive species reproduces so rapidly that it can completely take over an area in just a couple seasons.
- The period over which a series of Test matches are played.
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(obsolete) That which gives relish; seasoning.
O! she is fallen Into a pit of ink, that the wide sea Hath drops too few to wash her clean again, And salt too little which may season give To her foul-tainted flesh.
1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:You lack the season of all natures, sleep.
c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:
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(Australia, Canada, US) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.
Or - is she Erin Gray in the second season of Buck Rogers beautiful?
1998 February 11, “Tom's Rhinoplasty”, in South Park, season 1, episode 11:The third season of Robot Chicken aired from 2007 to 2008.
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(archaic) An extended, undefined period of time.
A season of great doubt fell upon her soul.
1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:It was the Winter wilde. While the Heav’n-born-childe, All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies: Nature in aw to him Had doff't her gawdy trim, With her great Maſter ſo to ſympathize: It was no ſeaſon then for her To wanton with the Sun her luſty Paramour.
1646 (indicated as 1645), John Milton, “On the Morning of Christs Nativity”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], →OCLC, page 2:So it is in a person when a breach hath been made upon his conscience, quiet, perhaps credit, by his lust, in some eruption of actual sin; — carefulness, indignation, desire, fear, revenge are all set on work about it and against it, and lust is quiet for a season, being run down before them; but when the hurry is over and the inquest is past, the thief appears again alive, and is as busy as ever at his work.
1656, John Owen, The Mortification of Sin:
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(qualifier:Evangelical Christianity) A period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular emotion of situation.
a season of faithlessness
- The full set of downloadable content for a game, which can be purchased with a season pass.
- A fixed period of time in a massively multiplayer online game in which new content (themes, rules, modes, etc.) becomes available, sometimes replacing earlier content.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| seasons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pollen season · cuffing season · yesterseason · unseasonally · interseason · monsoon season · shoulder season · gooseberry season · harvest season · peak season · stick season · growing season · midseason · season creep · seasonless · mud season · swooping season · postseason · lambing season · festive season · in season · spooky season · miniseason · unseasonably · social season · silly season · post-season · learning season · all-season tyre · multiseason · seasonally · low season · wet season · seasonful · season parking · off-season · virtual season · season finale · earnings season · dry season · seasonal · seasonlong · closed season · holiday season · high season · tis the season · mating season · tax season · rutting season · unseasonable · seasonable · end-of-season · rainy season · mid-season · Christmas season · season ticket · nonseason · mid-season form · all-season tire · mid season form · close season · mid season · in good season · out of season · preseason · open season · in season and out of season · intraseason
Descendants
Synonyms
yeartime · yeartide · series · time
Translations (352)
acw فَصِل (quarter of a year) · ru сезо́н (part of year with something special) · sk obdobie (part of year with something special) · hi फ़सल (quarter of a year) · cmn 上映期 (a group of episodes) · ja 旬 (part of year with something special) · ur فَصْل (quarter of a year) · km ឧតុ (part of year with something special) · pl sezon (part of year with something special) · bg сезо́н (a group of episodes) · cr kâ-isiwêpahki (quarter of a year) · fr temps ((obsolete) an extended, undefined period of time) · ja 時期 (part of year with something special) · scn staciuni (quarter of a year) · acw مَوْسِم (quarter of a year) · hu évad (part of year with something special) · wa såjhon (part of year with something special) · br koulz-amzer (quarter of a year) · lv sezona (quarter of a year) · km ឧតុ (quarter of a year) · az fəsil (quarter of a year) · rm stagiùn (quarter of a year) · be сэзо́н (quarter of a year) · fr saison (quarter of a year) · mk го́дишно вре́ме (quarter of a year) · ga séasúr (part of year with something special) · ca saó (part of year with something special) · km រដូវ (quarter of a year) · gl anada (part of year with something special) · ur مَوسَم (quarter of a year) · ko 시즌 (part of year with something special) · hu szezon (part of year with something special) · eo sezono (a group of episodes) · rm stagiun (part of year with something special) · sk sezóna (part of year with something special) · ast temporada (part of year with something special) · la hora (quarter of a year) · sh sezóna (part of year with something special) · nb sesong (quarter of a year) · pdt Joarestiet (quarter of a year) · is árstíð (quarter of a year) · is vertíð (part of year with something special) · tg фасл (quarter of a year) · tg мавсим (quarter of a year) · hu időszak (part of year with something special) · sw msimu (quarter of a year) · cs období (part of year with something special) · be сезо́н (a group of episodes) · fi kausi (part of year with something special) · non mál (quarter of a year) · su usum (part of year with something special) · ovd årstið (quarter of a year) · su usum (quarter of a year) · mi houanga (quarter of a year) · se jagiáigi (quarter of a year) · cy cyfres (a group of episodes) · vi mùa (a group of episodes) · prs فَصْل (quarter of a year) · ky мезгил (quarter of a year) · nrf saîson (quarter of a year) · kl ukiup ilaa (quarter of a year) · my ဥတု (quarter of a year) · fo tíð (part of year with something special) · be сэзо́н (a group of episodes) · lb Joreszäit (quarter of a year) · hy սեզոն (a group of episodes) · uz fasl (quarter of a year) · jv mangsa (quarter of a year) · mk сезо́на (a group of episodes) · cmn 季節 /季节 (quarter of a year) · tr mevsim (part of year with something special) · ca estació (quarter of a year) · fi kausi (a group of episodes) · sw msimu (part of year with something special) · mfe lasezon (quarter of a year) · eu aldi (part of year with something special) · id musim (quarter of a year) · as ঋতু (quarter of a year) · af seisoen (part of year with something special) · vec stagion (quarter of a year) · sh sezóna (quarter of a year) · de Saison (part of year with something special) · nb sesong (part of year with something special) · uk пора́ ро́ку (quarter of a year) · ms musim (a group of episodes) · ia station del anno (quarter of a year) · ru сезо́н (a group of episodes) · ary فصل (quarter of a year) · ky сезон (quarter of a year) · kxd musim (part of year with something special) · id musim (part of year with something special) · yi סעזאָן (quarter of a year) · ka წელიწადის დრო (quarter of a year) · kk маусым (quarter of a year) · hu idény (part of year with something special) · si ඍතු (quarter of a year) · ka სეზონი (part of year with something special) · lv gadalaiks (quarter of a year) · pl sezon (a group of episodes) · sgs metu laikā (quarter of a year) · et hooaeg (a group of episodes) · sv årstid (quarter of a year) · acw مَوْسِم (part of year with something special) · nb løpetid (part of year with something special) · ko 시기 (part of year with something special) · jv mangsa (part of year with something special) · sq stinë (quarter of a year) · ca temporada (a group of episodes) · nan-hbl 季節 /季节 (quarter of a year) · fr saison (a group of episodes) · hsb počas (quarter of a year) · ja 季節 (quarter of a year) · pt temporada (part of year with something special) · gd ràith (quarter of a year) · haw kau (quarter of a year) · io sezono (quarter of a year) · sk ročné obdobie (quarter of a year) · ar مَوْسِم (quarter of a year) · nn sesong (a group of episodes) · pa ਰੁੱਤ (quarter of a year) · alt ӧй (quarter of a year) · ro anotimp (quarter of a year) · tk pasyl (quarter of a year) · de Staffel (a group of episodes) · tl pana-panahon (quarter of a year) · eo sezono (quarter of a year) · ast campaña (part of year with something special) · ru припра́ва ((obsolete) that which gives relish) · nn årstid (quarter of a year) · ast estación (quarter of a year) · el εποχή (quarter of a year) · cy tymor (quarter of a year) · lt metas (part of year with something special) · ru вре́мя го́да (quarter of a year) · uk сезо́н (a group of episodes) · sh до̑ба (quarter of a year) · vi mùa (part of year with something special) · tn setlha (quarter of a year) · es época (del año) (part of year with something special) · kk жыл мезгілдері (quarter of a year) · cmn 期 (a group of episodes) · cs sezóna (part of year with something special) · yi צײַט פֿון יאָר (quarter of a year) · cim stadjónge (quarter of a year) · sh сезо́на (quarter of a year) · or ଋତୁ (quarter of a year) · ml ഋതു (quarter of a year) · ca saó (a group of episodes) · sl sezona (a group of episodes) · hi मौसम (quarter of a year) · fi sesonki (part of year with something special) · oc sason (quarter of a year) · kk мерзім (quarter of a year) · sl obdobje (part of year with something special) · nl seizoen (part of year with something special) · az mövsüm (quarter of a year) · sco saison (quarter of a year) · ms musim (part of year with something special) · sh сезо́на (part of year with something special) · kw seson (quarter of a year) · rm stagiùn (part of year with something special) · es estación (quarter of a year) · tr sezon (part of year with something special) · yi סעזאָן (part of year with something special) · fr saison (part of year with something special) · it stagione (quarter of a year) · ht sezon (quarter of a year) · bg сезо́н (quarter of a year) · ar مَوْسِم (a group of episodes) · qu mit'a (quarter of a year) · arz موسم (quarter of a year) · it stagione (a group of episodes) · ja 折節 (quarter of a year) · wa såjhon (quarter of a year) · kl ukiup kaajallakkiartornerata ilaa (quarter of a year) · be сэзо́н (part of year with something special) · sl sezona (part of year with something special) · my ရာသီ (quarter of a year) · kxd musim (quarter of a year) · yue 季節 /季节 (quarter of a year) · mr ऋतू (quarter of a year) · rm staschung (part of year with something special) · nb årstid (quarter of a year) · nb sesong (a group of episodes) · fa-ira مُوْسِم (quarter of a year) · lo ລະດູການ (quarter of a year) · kxd musim (a group of episodes) · arz سيزون (part of year with something special) · et aastaaeg (quarter of a year) · bg сезо́н (part of year with something special) · af seisoen (a group of episodes) · ms musim (quarter of a year) · ba миҙгел (quarter of a year) · ne ऋतु (quarter of a year) · nl jaargetijde (quarter of a year) · ca saó (quarter of a year) · pa ਮੌਸਮ (quarter of a year) · ur رِت (quarter of a year) · da årstid (quarter of a year) · af seisoen (quarter of a year) · lt sezonas (part of year with something special) · co staghjone (quarter of a year) · ro sezon (part of year with something special) · sh dȏba (quarter of a year) · he עוֹנָה (quarter of a year) · pt estação (quarter of a year) · lt metų laikas (quarter of a year) · es temporada (a group of episodes) · arz موسم (part of year with something special) · gu ઋતુ (quarter of a year) · la tempus (part of year with something special) · es período (part of year with something special) · hu évszak (quarter of a year) · is þáttaröð (a group of episodes) · la tempus anni (quarter of a year) · gu મોસમ (quarter of a year) · tr çeşni ((obsolete) that which gives relish) · arz فصل (quarter of a year) · be сезо́н (part of year with something special) · scn staciuna (quarter of a year) · acw مَوْسِم (a group of episodes) · lv sezona (part of year with something special) · sh годишње доба (quarter of a year) · ba миҙгел (part of year with something special) · so afarta xilli (quarter of a year) · ru спе́ция ((obsolete) that which gives relish) · ast dómina (part of year with something special) · mk сезо́на (part of year with something special) · ga séasúr (quarter of a year) · rm staschung (quarter of a year) · kw sesons (quarter of a year) · sh сезо́на (a group of episodes) · kw sesonyow (quarter of a year) · gl tempo (part of year with something special) · et hooaeg (part of year with something special) · hi मौसम (part of year with something special) · ka სეზონი (quarter of a year) · cmn 時節 /时节 (part of year with something special) · hy եղանակ (quarter of a year) · ca època (part of year with something special) · hi रित (quarter of a year) · yue 季 (quarter of a year) · eu urtaro (quarter of a year) · az mövsüm (part of year with something special) · mn улирал (quarter of a year) · vec staxon (quarter of a year) · hi फस्ल (quarter of a year) · da sæson (part of year with something special) · gl estación (quarter of a year) · hi ऋतु (quarter of a year) · ja シーズン (a group of episodes) · grc καιρός (quarter of a year) · ug پەسىل (quarter of a year) · tr sezon (quarter of a year) · el κύκλος (a group of episodes) · scn stagiuni (quarter of a year) · tk möwsüm (quarter of a year) · bn ঋতু (quarter of a year) · sh godišnje doba (quarter of a year) · yi סעזאָן (a group of episodes) · rm stagiun (quarter of a year) · ar جُزْء (a group of episodes) · fo árstíð (quarter of a year) · hrx Johreszeid (quarter of a year) · bn মৌসুম (quarter of a year) · fi tuotantokausi (a group of episodes) · ja 出盛り (part of year with something special) · pl pora roku (quarter of a year) · nn laupetid (part of year with something special) · th ซีซัน (a group of episodes) · mt staġun (quarter of a year) · ro sezon (a group of episodes) · gl tempada (a group of episodes) · it stagione (part of year with something special) · mi kaupeka (quarter of a year) · th ฤดู (quarter of a year) · ja シーズン (part of year with something special) · nn sesong (quarter of a year) · cmn 季 (quarter of a year) · sk sezóna (a group of episodes) · vo säsun (quarter of a year) · tr mevsim (quarter of a year) · mn ᠤᠯᠠᠷᠢᠯ (quarter of a year) · mnc ᡶᠣᡵᡤᠣᠨ (quarter of a year) · ka სეზონი (a group of episodes) · gl tempada (part of year with something special) · th ฤดู (part of year with something special) · uz mavsum (quarter of a year) · ta பருவ காலம் (quarter of a year) · cs roční období (quarter of a year) · uk сезо́н (part of year with something special) · lo ລະດູການ (part of year with something special) · kn ಋತು (quarter of a year) · da sæson (a group of episodes) · hu évad (a group of episodes) · ps موسم (quarter of a year) · pt sazão (quarter of a year) · fa-ira هَنْگام (quarter of a year) · yi תּקופֿה (quarter of a year) · ar فَصْل (quarter of a year) · gl temporada (part of year with something special) · lo ລະດູ (quarter of a year) · sv säsong (part of year with something special) · id musim tayang (a group of episodes) · ckb وەرز (quarter of a year) · sh sezóna (a group of episodes) · prs مَوْسِم (quarter of a year) · cs sezóna (a group of episodes) · nl seizoen (quarter of a year) · vec stajon (quarter of a year) · hi फसल (quarter of a year) · fa-ira فَصْل (quarter of a year) · sl letni čas (quarter of a year) · ka პერიოდი (part of year with something special) · be сезо́н (quarter of a year) · tr sezon (a group of episodes) · fur stagjon (quarter of a year) · se jahkodat (quarter of a year) · hy սեզոն (part of year with something special) · win mąąkirupinįra (quarter of a year) · scn staggiuni (quarter of a year) · th หน้า (quarter of a year) · ar مَوْسِم (part of year with something special) · be пара́ го́да (quarter of a year) · ga ráithe (quarter of a year) · fo árgangur (a group of episodes) · pt temporada (a group of episodes) · mk сезо́на (quarter of a year) · gd aimsir (quarter of a year) · nv nináháhááh (quarter of a year) · ps فصل (quarter of a year) · vi mùa (quarter of a year) · la tempestās (quarter of a year) · fy jiertiid (quarter of a year) · kmr werz (quarter of a year) · ru сезо́н (quarter of a year) · ca temps de l'any (quarter of a year) · fi vuodenaika (quarter of a year) · es temporada (part of year with something special) · sv säsong (a group of episodes) · nso sehla (quarter of a year) · sn mwaka yepaNyika (quarter of a year) · mfe sezon (quarter of a year) · de Jahreszeit (quarter of a year) · ko 시즌 (a group of episodes) · aig akuukuu (quarter of a year) · mhn jorzait (quarter of a year) · fur seson (quarter of a year) · uk сезо́н (quarter of a year) · te రుతువు (quarter of a year) · ko 철 (part of year with something special) · ko 계절 (quarter of a year)