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

• opportune
• timely
• well-timed

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

For Tina, this means that her steady sales of T-shirts, even if seasonable at times, could be strong evidence for cash flow lending. —Lechi (richard) Zhang, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

The summer sun is still a warm one with seasonable highs in the mid-80s to near 90. —David Streit, Washington Post, 25 July 2024

Middle and East Tennessee is expected to have clear skies the coming week with temperatures being seasonable in the mid-70s during the day and dipping down into the 50s and 40s at night. —Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2024

The week will end warm and there is some sporadic chance for showers and maybe even a thunderstorm, but the weather will otherwise be seasonable and pleasant, according to the National Weather Service. —Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 9 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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