aestival
See also: æstival
English
Alternative forms
- estival (US)
- æstival
Etymology
From Latin aestivalis.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /iːˈstʌɪv(ə)l/, /ˈiːstɪv(ə)l/, /ɛˈstʌɪv(ə)l/, /ˈɛstʌɪv(ə)l/
Adjective
aestival (comparative more aestival, superlative most aestival)
- Of or relating to summer.
- 1938, James Agee, Knoxville: Summer of 1915:
- A horse, drawing a buggy, breaking his hollow iron music on the asphalt; a loud auto, a quiet auto; people in pairs, not in a hurry, scuffling, switching their weight of aestival body, talking casually; the taste hovering over them of vanilla, strawberry, pasteboard, and starched milk; the image upon them of lovers and horsemen, squared with clowns in hueless amber.
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- Coming forth in the summer.
Synonyms
- summer (used only before the noun)
- (relating to summer): summery
Antonyms
- brumal
- hibernal
Coordinate terms
- prevernal
- vernal
- autumnal
- serotinal
Related terms
- aestivate
Translations
Relating to summer
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Anagrams
- availest, salivate