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seasonal

adjective · noun

Simple meaning

A worker who finds employment only in certain seasons.

Pronunciation

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seezuhnuhl

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈsizənəl

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year, especially with regard to weather characteristics.

noun

  1. Anything that is seasonal, such as a financial trend, a product for sale, or an employee.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year, especially with regard to weather characteristics.

Used this way, seasonal is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This sense is used where position and measurement matter — travel, weather and flight — so it reads as factual rather than emotive.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • Geography/travel
  • Weather/aviation
  • Technical/specialist writing

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More ways to use seasonal

  • “Pumpkin spice lattes are a popular seasonal drink in the autumn.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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seasonal variationseasonal patternseasonal cycleseasonal distributionseasonal migrationseasonal basishighly seasonalseasonal nature

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • seasonallyadverbDerived adverb

    Depending on the season.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • seasonal workernounCompound term

    A worker who finds employment only in certain seasons.

  • seasonal adjustmentnounCompound term

    A statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the year.

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