Synonyms for
Summer
Definition
Summer is the warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere from December to February.
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Common collocations
- summer vacation
- summer break
- summer heat
- summer solstice
- summer breeze
- summer days
- summer camp
Word family
Usage note
Summer refers to the warmest season of the year. 'Summery' is an adjective used to describe things associated with or characteristic of summer.
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Example sentences
- I will go to the beach in the summer.
- We have a break from school in the summer.
- The summer heat is too much for me.
- I love to eat ice cream in the summer.
- We always go on a family vacation in the summer.
Quotes
And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer. - F. Scott Fitzgerald
Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. – Henry James
In summer, the song sings itself. - William Carlos Williams