📅 A time period 🧂 To add flavor 💪 To make experienced

season

∞ 1.0

A time of year with particular weather or events

noun
/ˈsiːzən/

: estación

As autumn arrives, the trees start losing their leaves, signaling the change of season.
dry season
growing season
wet season

I would say a delicious in season Peach, juicy.

Autoplay Next

Examples

Summer is coming, BBQ season is about to be here.
There's still six more events this season, so we'll qualify, all right?

Gran Turismo (2023)
I think there might be an opening for you this season, right?
But there is a second season coming out soon.
We lived and worked from season to season, rather than from year to year.

Fiction book (1990)
During the current season, this theatre will not produce any plays by women.

Academic text (2011)
Next week we're back with the new season of Odd One Out.
Great first pitch, first hit of the season, home run.
Depending on the climate, dry seasons can correspond to hot or cold temperatures.

Academic text (2011)
However, the particular balance of herbs depended on the season, the climate, and the individual's health.

Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

time of year

vsseason

183 1.0

A part of the year when the weather and daily life are similar

is used for named periods marked by weather events or activities

Idioms

all season long

8 2.6

During the whole season

in due season

Literature

1 4.4

It happens at the right time

Compounds

holiday season

88 1.0

A busy time at the end of the year when people celebrate, travel, and shop

season ticket

45 2.4

A pass that lets you attend many events or journeys at a lower price

off-season

31 3.4

A time of year when hotels, shops, and places are less busy

football season

25 1.0

The time of year when football games are planned and played

baseball season

14 1.0

The part of the year when people play baseball games from spring to early autumn

rainy season

Australian

13 1.5

The time of year when most rain falls in tropical regions

open season

12 4.1

A time when an activity is allowed, often for hunting or fishing

hunting season

12 3.0

Time of year when the law allows people to hunt a certain animal

dry season

11 2.8

A period with very little rain in tropical areas

growing season

9 2.5

The part of the year when plants grow best

basketball season

8 1.8

The time of year when teams play official basketball games

mating season

Specialized

5 3.2

A time of year when animals come together to mate and have babies

breeding season

4 3.3

A time of year when animals mate and have young

high season

4 3.1

The time of year when many people travel and prices are highest

peak season

3 2.9

The time when many people travel and prices are highest

fishing season

Formal

2 2.2

A time of year when it is allowed to catch fish in a place

hockey season

2 1.8

A time of year when hockey teams play official games

social season

2 6.7

A time of year when important parties and events happen among wealthy people

silly season

Literature

1 6.5

A late summer time when newspapers and TV run silly, unimportant stories

dead season

1 5.6

A time of year when few people buy things or use services

exhibition season

1 4.0

A period before the official season when teams play practice games

peak tourist season

1 3.2

A time of year when most tourists visit a place

boyitis season

Slang

9.9

A time when someone is distracted by boys and does not focus on work or study

close season

4.7

A time when people may not hunt or fish to protect animals

exhibition season

3.3

A time when galleries and venues show exhibitions and trade fairs

gooseberry season

5.9

The time of year when small green or purple berries are ripe and picked

theatrical season

4.3

A time of year when theatres show new plays and other performances

triple-crown season

Jargon

7.6

A baseball season when a player leads the league in batting average, home runs and runs batted in

spring allergy season

3.9

Time in spring when pollen is high and many people sneeze or have itchy eyes

tupping season

9.9

The time when male and female sheep are kept together to breed, usually in autumn

How Long

year

∞ 1.0

season

∞ 1.0

month

∞ 1.0

fortnight

24 2.7

week

∞ 1.0

day

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

season singular

seasons plural

Etymology

Season comes from an old word about sowing ('planting seeds'), so it first meant the right 'time' of year for crops. That's why season now means a particular period of the year, like spring or the holiday season.