seasonable

adjective

sea·​son·​able sē-zᵊn-ə-bəl 

ˈsēz-nə-bəlˈ

1

: suitable to the season or circumstances : timely

a seasonable frost

2

: occurring in good or proper time : opportune

a seasonable time for discussion

seasonableness noun

seasonably

ˈsē-zᵊn-ə-blē 

ˈsēz-nə-blē

adverb

Synonyms of seasonable

• timely
• opportune
• proper
• appropriate
• anticipated
• suitable

Examples of seasonable in a Sentence

We've been having seasonable weather.

seasonable advice is more likely to be listened to

Recent Examples on the Web

While temperatures will gradually decline later in the week, Fresno’s highest temperatures are expected to remain above 90 degrees through Friday before more seasonable conditions arrive over the weekend. —Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026

Highs will remain seasonable in the 70s later in the week. —Joseph Dames, CBS News, 15 June 2026

The high is expected to climb to a more seasonable temperature around the low 70s Tuesday, with sunny skies throughout the day, NWS forecasts. —Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026

Sunshine returns Friday, with seasonable highs in the upper 60s and partly cloudy skies overnight. —Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for seasonable

• reasonable
• treasonable
• unseasonable

Kids Definition

seasonable

adjective

sea·​son·​able ˈsēz-nə-bəl 

-ᵊn-ə-bəl

: suitable to the season or situation : timely

a seasonable frost

seasonable advice

seasonably

-blē 

adverb

Legal Definition

seasonable

adjective

sea·​son·​able ˈsē-zə-nə-bəl 

: occurring within the time agreed to by parties to a commercial transaction or within a reasonable time

seasonable notice of the rejection of goods

seasonably

-blē 

adverb