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

Michigan residents are in for another seasonable week, with cooler temperatures and scattered rain, according to the National Weather Service. —Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025

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

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