winter

CEFRA1

/ˈwɪntə/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The coldest season of the year, after autumn.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.

Examples

  • During winter I sleep with two blankets.

  • The sky is a hazy shade of winter.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈwɪn̆ɚ] ~ [ˈwɪn̆ɹ̩]
  • [ˈwɪntʰɚ] ~ [ˈwɪntʰɹ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.

  2. An appliance to be fixed on the front of a grate, to keep a kettle warm, etc.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To spend the winter (in a particular place).

More examples

In context

  • Winter is my favorite season.

  • There shall he learn, ere sixteen winters old, That …

  • Note that the Citie of Goa is the principall place of all the Oriental India, and the winter thus beginneth the 15 of May, with very great raine.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Cognate with West Frisian winter (“winter”), Dutch winter (“winter”), German Winter (“winter”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish vinter (“winter”), Faroese and Icelandic vetur (“winter”).