seasonal
/ˈsiːz(ə)n(ə)l
/adjective
1Relating to or characteristic of a particular season of the year: a selection of seasonal fresh fruit...
- Better still, take advantage of special offers on fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables instead.
- We shall be looking to rediscover that seasonal, characteristic resolution.
- Fresh seasonal food, simply yet lovingly prepared, is all that matters.
1.1Fluctuating or restricted according to the season or time of year: there are companies whose markets are seasonal seasonal rainfall...
- Enso should not be used as a shortcut to a long term seasonal rainfall forecast.
- The formation of low and high vessel density wood coincided with the seasonal rainfall distribution.
- They help reduce labour costs and provide needed flexibility when there are seasonal fluctuations.
Usage
People sometimes confuse the words seasonal and seasonable. Seasonal means ‘relating to a particular season’ (seasonal fresh fruit) or ‘fluctuating or restricted according to the season’ (there are companies whose markets are seasonal), while seasonable is a rarer word which means ‘usual for or appropriate to a particular season’ (in December the magazine carried cartoons and songs, including a seasonable Christmas carol).
Derivatives
seasonality
- He is hoping to expand on research completed for his PhD, which focussed on seasonality and its impacts on people's moods.
- For many animals seasonality is common, as shown in winter hibernation, and olfaction plays an important role.
- One regrettable aspect of modern living is the loss of seasonality.
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