LookItUpmidsummer
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌmɪdˈsʌmər/ · UK /ˌmɪdˈsʌmə/
midsummer means: The time near the longest day of the year, around June 21 in northern countries.
noun
The time near the longest day of the year, around June 21 in northern countries.
- The nights are short at midsummer.
- We joined the midsummer celebrations in June.
- They lit a bonfire on midsummer night.
The middle part of summer, when the weather is often hottest.
- The lake is warm in midsummer.
- By midsummer, the garden was full of flowers.
- We spent midsummer in the mountains.
The day when summer begins.
- Their calendar calls the first day of summer midsummer.
- Midsummer marks the start of the season here.
- The date of midsummer appears on the festival calendar.
June 24, a traditional English date for paying rent and settling certain bills.
- The rent was due at midsummer.
- The old lease began on midsummer.
- They settled their accounts at midsummer each year.
adjective
Happening in or belonging to the middle of summer.
- We walked in the midsummer sun.
- The midsummer heat made work difficult.
- They held a concert on a warm midsummer evening.
Questions about midsummer
What does midsummer mean?
The time near the longest day of the year, around June 21 in northern countries.
What is midsummer in other languages?
Türkçe: yaz gündönümü dönemi · Español: época del solsticio de verano · Français: période du solstice d’été · Deutsch: Mittsommer · Italiano: periodo del solstizio d’estate · 日本語: 夏至の頃
How do you pronounce midsummer?
In American English /ˌmɪdˈsʌmər/; in British English /ˌmɪdˈsʌmə/.
How do you use midsummer in a sentence?
The nights are short at midsummer. We joined the midsummer celebrations in June.
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