midsummer

noun

mid·​sum·​mer ˈmid-ˈsə-mər 

-ˌsə-

1

: the middle of summer

2

: the summer solstice

midsummer adjective

Example Sentences

The new product should be in stores by midsummer.

Recent Examples on the Web

Think of these as your sunny day shorts, your high-humidity shorts, and your midsummer hit-the-trail shorts. —Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2023

Rushdie has also expressed little desire to embrace a recluse's life after the midsummer violence at a public, outdoor discussion in Chautauqua, New York. —Dennis Romero, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2023

Authorities quickly deemed the situation critical due to sweltering midsummer heat and the dangers the boy could face while walking alone. —Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2022

Your expression is unreadable, under the straw hat brim in the deep midsummer shade. —Karl Kirchwey, The New York Review of Books, 29 Dec. 2022

Authorities quickly deemed the situation critical due to sweltering midsummer heat and the dangers the boy could face while walking alone. —Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2022

By midsummer, Lee's travails had become one of the biggest news stories in the country. —Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2011

Authorities quickly deemed the situation critical due to sweltering midsummer heat and the dangers the boy could face while walking alone. —Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2022

Midwesterners can breathe a tornado-sized sigh of relief as twister season comes to an end, but that’s when Atlantic coastal communities brace for peak hurricane season, which lasts midsummer through late fall. —April Reese, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2016

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

midsummer

noun

mid·​sum·​mer ˈmid-ˈsəm-ər 

1

: the middle of summer

2

: the summer solstice