winter

Pronunciation: /ˈwɪntə/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
  2. verb spend the winter

Etymology

From Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Cognate with West Frisian winter (“winter”), Dutch winter (“winter”), German Winter (“winter”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian vinter (“winter”), Icelandic vetur (“winter”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

wintertime

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
season

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