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good weather

good weather

10 1.0
Dry, mild, sunny conditions that are pleasant for outdoor activities
  • noun
translation icon : buen tiempo
  • The picnic was a success because we had good weather all day long.

It's nice that it's still good weather here, so working outside has been ideal.

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Examples

  • We feel upbeat and energized by the appearance of good weather and the hope of more to come.

    Blog text (4)
  • The arrival of good weather is supposed to mean the arrival of tourists.

    Academic text (2012)
  • It's nice that it's still good weather here, so working outside has been ideal.

  • Finally, some good weather news on the way for those folks.

  • A team of two might manage, given a month and good weather.

  • You picked good weather for a holiday.

  • We must take advantage of the good weather.

  • But more people came in the good weather, in the spring and summer, than they did in winter.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • According to cloud cover records, this should have given us the best possible chance of good weather.

    Academic text (2000)
  • So I'm glad that we went out and went for a swim yesterday to enjoy the good weather since we didn't get to go outside today.

Synonyms

nice weather
vsgood weather
9 1.0

Warm, sunny, and comfortable weather that people enjoy

is milder and more moderate in temperature than that description
fair weather
vsgood weather
1 1.3

Nice dry conditions good for outdoor activities

is specifically mild and sunny rather than just lacking extremes
sunny weather
vsgood weather
1 1.0

Bright weather with a clear sky and no rain

focuses on suitability for outdoor activities with milder, drier conditions

Antonyms

46 1.0

Weather that makes being outside unpleasant, often with rain or strong wind

6 7.5

Stormy weather that is cold or very wet

How Pleasant

good weather
10 1.0
nice weather
9 1.0
fair weather
1 1.3
bad weather
46 1.0

Surface Forms

good weather singular
good weathers plural

Morphology

good + weather

The meaning 'pleasant weather conditions suitable for outdoor activities' is directly and predictably derived from 'good' (favorable/suitable) + 'weather' (state of the atmosphere). This simple adjective+noun compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Good weather comes from the simple image of good meaning pleasant and weather meaning the day's conditions, like sunny, dry, or mild days that make being outside easy. So it means 'pleasant weather suitable for outdoor activities'.