estivaladjective
/ˈiː.stɪ.vəl//ˈiː.stɪ.vəl//ˈes.tɪ.vəl//ˈes.tɪ.vəl/formal UK also aestivalrelating to or typical of summer:
We chose the estival menu with seasonal fruits and vegetables.
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- The day had an estival feel to it.
- The estival heat was unbearable.
- He indicated that in the course of the aestival recess he might be reconsidering the terms and conditions of my employment.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Names of months
- autumn
- autumnal
- clock
- dead
- fall
- in the dead of night/winter idiom
- in the depth(s) of winter idiom
- Indian summer
- monsoon
- rain
- season
- seasonal
- seasonality
- seasonally
- spring
- spring fever
- springtime
- vernal
- winter
- wintertime
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