Definition of midwinter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

seasonal midpointthe middle of winter

The snowfall was heaviest in midwinter..

midseason

winter solstice

astronomythe winter solstice around December 21st or 22nd

Many cultures celebrate midwinter with festivals.

winter solstice

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Origin of midwinter

Old English, mid (middle) + winter (winter)

Examples of midwinter in a sentence

Midwinter nights are the longest of the year.
The days start getting longer after midwinter.
Midwinter marks the shortest day of the year.

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French:milieu de l'hiver, solstice d'hiver, ...
German:Hochwinter, Wintersonnenwende, ...
Italian:pieno inverno, solstizio d'inverno, ...
Spanish:pleno invierno, solsticio de invierno, ...
Portuguese:pleno inverno, solstício de inverno, ...
Chinese:隆冬, 仲冬, ...
Japanese:真冬, 冬至, ...
Arabic:مُنْتَصَفُ الشِّتَاءِ, الِانْقِلَاب الشِّتَائِيّ, ...
Hebrew:אֶמְצַע הַחֹרֶף, הִיפּוּךְ הַחוֹרֶף, ...
Russian:середина зимы, зимнее солнцестояние, ...
Ukrainian:середина зими, ...
Hindi:सर्दियों का मध्य, मध्य शीतकाल, ...
Bengali:শীতের মধ্যভাগ, মধ্যশীত, ...
Catalan:mig hivern, solstici d'hivern, ...
Czech:střed zimy, zimní slunovrat, ...
Danish:midvinter, ...
Dutch:midden in de winter, midwinter, ...
Greek:μεσοχείμωνο, χειμερινό ηλιοστάσιο, ...
Hungarian:télközép, téli napforduló, ...
Khmer:ពាក់កណ្តាលរដូវរងា, ពាក់កណ្ដាលរដូវរងា, ...
Korean:한겨울, 동지, ...
Persian:اواسط زمستان, انقلاب زمستانی, ...
Polish:środek zimy, przesilenie zimowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):pleno inverno, solstício de inverno, ...
Romanian:mijlocul iernii, solstițiu de iarnă, ...
Swedish:midvinter, ...
Thai:กลางฤดูหนาว, วันเหมายัน, ...
Turkish:kış ortası, ...
Vietnamese:giữa mùa đông, đông chí, ...

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