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Webster 1913 Edition

Midwinter

Mid′winˊter

,

Noun.

[AS.

midwinter

.]

The middle of winter.

Dryden.

Definition 2024

midwinter

midwinter

English

Alternative forms

mid-winter

Noun

midwinter ‎(plural midwinters)

The middle of winter.
The winter solstice; about December 21st or 22nd.

Derived terms

Derived terms

midwinter day, midwinter's day
midwinter eve, midwinter even, midwinter's eve, midwinter's even
mid-winterly
midwinter month

midwinter night, midwinter's night
midwinter tide, midwinter's tide
mid-wintry

Antonyms

midsummer

Translations

the middle of winter

Finnish: keskitalvi
French: milieu de l'hiver

Maori: whaturua, Maruaroa o te Takurua
Navajo: haiʼííłnííʼ
Russian: середи́на зимы f ‎(seredína zimy)
Welsh: canol gaeaf m

the winter solstice

Finnish: talvipäivänseisaus (fi)
French: solstice d'hiver (fr)

Russian: зимнее солнцестоя́ние n ‎(zimneje solncestojánije)