seasonal
seasonal
Definition
sea·sonal (sē′zən əl)
adjective
of, characteristic of, or depending on the season or seasons
sea′·son·ally adverb
seasonal
Synonyms
seasonal
modif.
seasonal
Usage Examples
Used with adjective complement
- remain: The weather outlook for the next week is remaining more seasonal with temperatures settling around 8/9 degrees with no frosts forecast.
- use: To designate years, some regions use seasonal, astronomical, or historical criteria, instead of the Western Gregorian calendar system.
Modifies a noun
- variation: Open all year, daily from 10 am, seasonal variations in closing times please call to confirm.
- fluctuation: For example in the rural areas the research team found marked seasonal fluctuations of income flows.
- rhinitis: Allergic rhinitis which occurs during a specific season is called " seasonal allergic rhinitis " .
- vegetable: Both main courses were accompanied by a side dish of seasonal vegetables.
- forecasting: Palmer and Anderson ( 1994 ) The prospects of seasonal forecasting: a review paper.
- forecast: There is great potential to use these seasonal forecasts to improve public health.
Modifying Another Word
- highly: The catering industry makes substantial use of contract labor, particularly where demand for labor is highly seasonal.
- largely: Sadly, the decline in freight traffic and the largely seasonal passenger traffic were insufficient to prevent closure early in 1962.
- often: Many towns offer hotel or bed & breakfast accommodation, although this is often seasonal.
- very: Of course we have a plan but the job is very seasonal and weather dependent.
- always: Nick's menu changes all the time but is always seasonal, local and of the highest quality.
- only: April 1st is said to be the only seasonal holiday observed on the hacker networks.
Preposition: in
Browse dictionary entries near seasonal
- seasonably
- seasonable
- season ticket
- season
- seaside
- seasickness
- seasick
- seashore
- seashell
- seascape
- seasonal affective disorder
- seasonality
- seasoned
- seasoning
- seat
- seat belt
- seat-of-the-pants
- seated
- -seater
- seating
