seasonable

adjective

sea·​son·​able sē-zᵊn-ə-bəl 

ˈsēz-nə-bəlˈ

1

: suitable to the season or circumstances : timely

a seasonable frost

2

: occurring in good or proper time : opportune

a seasonable time for discussion

seasonableness noun

seasonably

ˈsē-zᵊn-ə-blē 

ˈsēz-nə-blē

adverb

Synonyms

• opportune
• timely
• well-timed

Examples of seasonable in a Sentence

We've been having seasonable weather.

seasonable advice is more likely to be listened to

Recent Examples on the Web

By Saturday, more seasonable highs in the 70s and 80s will return for the Southeast while 60s and 70s will be common north into the Midwest and parts of the Northeast. —Mary Gilbert, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024

Temperatures will be fairly seasonable with highs in the mid-70s to lower 80s through the weekend. —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2024

Portions of New England could have some lingering showers from Debby on Saturday morning, but dry and seasonable weather will make a comeback over the Northeast Saturday. —Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2024

Tolerable humidity continues into the weekend along with sunny skies, especially Saturday, as seasonable temperatures tip into hot territory by Sunday. —A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 26 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

seasonable

adjective

sea·​son·​able ˈsēz-nə-bəl 

-ᵊn-ə-bəl

: suitable to the season or situation : timely

a seasonable frost

seasonable advice

seasonably

-blē 

adverb

Legal Definition

seasonable

adjective

sea·​son·​able ˈsē-zə-nə-bəl 

: occurring within the time agreed to by parties to a commercial transaction or within a reasonable time

seasonable notice of the rejection of goods

seasonably

-blē 

adverb