seasonable

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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

seasonableness

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noun

sea·​son·​able·​ness

plural -es

: the quality or state of being seasonable

Synonyms of seasonable

Adjective

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

Examples of seasonable in a Sentence

Adjective

We've been having seasonable weather.

seasonable advice is more likely to be listened to

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The First Alert Forecast is mostly dry and seasonable on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. —Cutter Martin, CBS News, 28 May 2026

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

After that, the region dries out for the weekend, with cooler mornings and more seasonable afternoon temperatures returning. —Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

Chances for light rain, mountain snow, isolated thunderstorms, breezy winds and seasonable temperatures next week. —Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

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