Midwinter
noun
The middle of winter, often referring to the shortest day of the year.
The cold was intense during midwinter.
Often appears as...
- the coldest midwinter
- in the dead midwinter
noun
The middle of winter, often referring to the shortest day of the year.
The cold was intense during midwinter.
Often appears as...
- the coldest midwinter
- in the dead midwinter
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variance
The concept of midwinter can vary. In some cultures, it's a significant seasonal festival.
Many ancient cultures celebrated midwinter with feasts and rituals.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
'Midwinter' can also symbolize 'a period of darkness or hardship', not just the season.
His mood was as bleak as midwinter.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Tone
Using 'midwinter' can evoke feelings of cold, darkness, and sometimes loneliness.
She felt a midwinter chill in her heart.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variance
The concept of midwinter can vary. In some cultures, it's a significant seasonal festival.
Many ancient cultures celebrated midwinter with feasts and rituals.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
'Midwinter' can also symbolize 'a period of darkness or hardship', not just the season.
His mood was as bleak as midwinter.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Tone
Using 'midwinter' can evoke feelings of cold, darkness, and sometimes loneliness.
She felt a midwinter chill in her heart.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variance
The concept of midwinter can vary. In some cultures, it's a significant seasonal festival.
Many ancient cultures celebrated midwinter with feasts and rituals.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
'Midwinter' can also symbolize 'a period of darkness or hardship', not just the season.
His mood was as bleak as midwinter.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Tone
Using 'midwinter' can evoke feelings of cold, darkness, and sometimes loneliness.
She felt a midwinter chill in her heart.
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Video examples
Cameras Reveal the...
and tail earning her the nickname frostbite unfortunately the family suffers from more than brutal cold and midwinter a pack of hungry wolves
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The Life Story...
by midwinter temperatures dropped to minus 50 degrees Celsius and deep snow
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Cameras Reveal the...
and tail earning her the nickname frostbite unfortunately the family suffers from more than brutal cold and midwinter a pack of hungry wolves
Video examples
The Life Story...
by midwinter temperatures dropped to minus 50 degrees Celsius and deep snow
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Quote examples
Alice Roberts
English Scientist
Pagan Romans started their midwinter celebrations with the feast of Saturnalia on 17 December, ending them with a new year festival, the Kalendae Januariae, at the start of January - both were celebrated with parties and the exchange of gifts.
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Ben Fogle
English Writer
Geography was the lesson I always looked forward to most. It was a form of escapism. It could be bleak midwinter outside but inside you're learning about African farming methods or the Great Lakes. No other lesson had that excitement.
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John Burnside
Scottish Writer
Clearly, any well-kept garden will be a source of pleasure in the summer months; in the bleak urban midwinter, however, there are few activities more likely to energise the spirit than a botanical walk.
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Lisa Scottoline
American Author
Any middle-aged woman knows that our feet are not for the faint of heart, especially in midwinter. I wear clogs, so it's actually like my feet are wooden now.
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Alice Roberts
English Scientist
Stonehenge is famously aligned with midsummer sunrise, and possibly also intentionally with midwinter sunset.
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Alice Roberts
English Scientist
Pagan Romans started their midwinter celebrations with the feast of Saturnalia on 17 December, ending them with a new year festival, the Kalendae Januariae, at the start of January - both were celebrated with parties and the exchange of gifts.
Quote examples
Ben Fogle
English Writer
Geography was the lesson I always looked forward to most. It was a form of escapism. It could be bleak midwinter outside but inside you're learning about African farming methods or the Great Lakes. No other lesson had that excitement.
Quote examples
John Burnside
Scottish Writer
Clearly, any well-kept garden will be a source of pleasure in the summer months; in the bleak urban midwinter, however, there are few activities more likely to energise the spirit than a botanical walk.
Quote examples
Lisa Scottoline
American Author
Any middle-aged woman knows that our feet are not for the faint of heart, especially in midwinter. I wear clogs, so it's actually like my feet are wooden now.
Quote examples
Alice Roberts
English Scientist
Stonehenge is famously aligned with midsummer sunrise, and possibly also intentionally with midwinter sunset.
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