Midwinter

//ˌmɪdˈwɪntə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The middle of winter. countable, uncountable

    "Except for the mid-winter period, when the 11.30 a.m. from Paddington and its opposite number will be withdrawn - Torquay now has seven daily expresses to and from Paddington as compared with five down and six up previously."

  2. 2
    the middle of winter wordnet
  3. 3
    The winter solstice; about December 21st or 22nd. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
aestivalarcticautumnborealbrumalcanicular

Example

More examples

"It happened at some point in midwinter."

Etymology

From Middle English midwinter, mydwinter, mydwynter, from Old English midwinter, from Proto-West Germanic *midiwintru, from Proto-Germanic *midjawintruz (“midwinter”), equivalent to mid- + winter. Cognate with West Frisian midwinter (“midwinter”), Dutch midwinter (“midwinter”), German Mittwinter (“midwinter”), Danish midvinter (“midwinter”), Swedish midvinter (“midwinter”).

Related phrases

mid-winterlymid-wintrymidwinter daymidwinter evemidwinter evenmidwinter monthmidwinter nightmidwinter tidemidwinter's daymidwinter's evemidwinter's evenmidwinter's night

More for "midwinter"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.