summertime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The period or season of summer.

Word forms

summertime summertimes summer-time

Etymology

From Middle English somertime, equivalent to summer + time. Compare Dutch zomertijd (“summertime”), German Sommerzeit (“summertime”), Danish sommertiden (“summertime”), Swedish sommartid (“summertime”). Compare summertide.

Synonyms

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.