May 4, 2009

an adjective for every season

In light of the previous post, here are some seasonal adjectives (updated 5/5/09):

prevernal • occurring in late winter or very early spring.

vernal • of or relating to spring; young, fresh or new, as in the spring.

estival • of or relating to summer; summery.

serotinal • pertaining to or occurring in the late summer.

autumnal • of or relating to fall; past maturity or middle life.

estivoautumnal • relating to or occurring in the summer and fall.

brumal, hiemal, hibernal • of or relating to winter; wintry.

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    It makes me just a little bit sad that the most lovely word on here is “serotinal”, and yet summer is my least favorite...
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