springtime

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

Also spelled spring-time

US /ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm/ UK /ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the season of spring

In springtime the orchard fills with blossom and birdsong.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the season of spring springspringtideseedtime

Opposites

wintertime autumn

Word family

Related forms springspringtide

Etymology

A compound of spring (Old English spring, from springan 'to leap up, sprout') + time (Old English tīma).

spring Old English tīma Old English

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# springtime

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm/

## Meanings
1. the season of spring

## Examples
- In springtime the orchard fills with blossom and birdsong.

## Synonyms
- spring
- springtide
- seedtime

## Antonyms
- wintertime
- autumn

## Related Forms
- spring
- springtide

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: spring
- Root: tīma

## Etymology
A compound of spring (Old English spring, from springan 'to leap up, sprout') + time (Old English tīma).

## AI Etymology
Springtime is a compound of spring (Old English spring, from springan 'to leap up, sprout') + time (Old English tīma). Important recorded forms include spring (Old English) and tīma (Old English). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers the season of spring. The wider family includes related words such as spring and springtide.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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