midsummer

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɪdˈsʌmər/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪdˈsʌmɚ, -ˌsʌm-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mid′sum′ər, -sum′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mid•sum•mer /ˈmɪdˈsʌmɚ, -ˌsʌm-/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the middle of summer.
  2. the summer solstice, around June 21.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. of, relating to, or occurring in the middle of the summer.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mid•sum•mer  (mid′sum′ər, -sum′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the middle of summer.
  2. the summer solstice, around June 21.
  • Middle English, Old English midsumer. See mid1, summer1 bef. 900
mid′sum′mer•y, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
midsummer / ˈmɪdˈsʌmə/
  1. the middle or height of the summer
  2. (as modifier): a midsummer carnival
  3. another name for summer solstice
'midsummer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Christmas - Land of the Midnight Sun - Mendelssohn - Midsummer Day - Midsummer Eve - Midsummer Night's Dream, A - Midsummer's Day - St. John's Day - St. John's Eve - Tippett - midsummer madness - puck - quarter day - silly season - titania

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