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

• 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

By Wednesday, a cold front is expected to move through the area, bringing more seasonable temperatures and a break from the summer sizzle. —Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025

Wet weather rain chances will increase during the week, which will drop temperatures back to seasonable, Bennett said. —Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025

By Sunday afternoon, rain chances will end as a subtropical ridge of high pressure returns to Central Texas, bringing dry and seasonable weather for the first week of August. —Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025

The trend for Thursday through the weekend looks very seasonable for mid July as high pressure builds. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025

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