seasonable

adjective

sea·​son·​able sē-zᵊn-ə-bəl How to pronounce seasonable (audio)
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 How to pronounce seasonable (audio)
ˈsēz-nə-blē
adverb

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
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Saturday and Sunday are preliminarily expected to hit more seasonable highs in the 70s. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025 Temperatures are expected to spike Friday into the upper 80s in the hottest places before falling off and becoming more seasonable into and through the weekend. Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025 Their version focused on the hard life of being a seasonable laborer in the rice fields. Chloe Veltman, NPR, 12 Sep. 2025 The weather today is expected to be similar to yesterday, with seasonable warm temperatures and good overnight humidity recovery. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seasonable

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of seasonable was in the 14th century

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“Seasonable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seasonable. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

seasonable

adjective
sea·​son·​able ˈsēz-nə-bəl How to pronounce seasonable (audio)
-ᵊn-ə-bəl
: suitable to the season or situation : timely
a seasonable frost
seasonable advice
seasonably adverb

Legal Definition

seasonable

adjective
sea·​son·​able ˈsē-zə-nə-bəl How to pronounce seasonable (audio)
: 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 adverb

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