seasonable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsizənəbəl/ UK /ˈsiːznəbl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
suitable to the season, or opportune in timing

The cool nights were seasonable for early autumn.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · suitable to the season, or... timely opportune appropriate fitting aptwell-timed

Opposites

unseasonableuntimely inopportune

Word family

Forms unseasonable

Derived forms seasonablenessseasonably

Related forms season seasonalunseasonable

Etymology

From Middle English, from 'season' (from Old French 'seson', from Latin 'satio', 'sowing') + '-able'.

satio Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# seasonable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈsizənəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsiːznəbl/

## Meanings
1. suitable to the season, or opportune in timing

## Examples
- The cool nights were seasonable for early autumn.

## Synonyms
- timely
- opportune
- appropriate
- fitting
- apt
- well-timed

## Antonyms
- unseasonable
- untimely
- inopportune

## Derived Forms
- seasonableness
- seasonably

## Related Forms
- season
- seasonal
- unseasonable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: satio

## Etymology
From Middle English, from 'season' (from Old French 'seson', from Latin 'satio', 'sowing') + '-able'.

## AI Etymology
Seasonable comes from Middle English, from 'season' (from Old French 'seson', from Latin 'satio', 'sowing') + '-able'. The historical trail runs through Latin satio. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means suitable to the season, or opportune in timing. Derived formations include seasonableness, seasonably; related forms include season, seasonal, unseasonable.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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