Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, or appearing in summer.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining or appropriate to summer.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • Same as æstival, æstivate, etc.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of or relating to summer.
  • adjective Coming forth in the summer.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective (rare) of or occurring in summer

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin aestīvālis, from aestīvus, from aestās, summer.]

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From Latin aestivalis.

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Examples

  • But the real masters of estival retreat were the Romans and the Renaissance popes and princes who followed them into the hills of Latium.

    Art at the Scale of Landscape Thomas J. Campanella 2011

  • On the one hand, they should side with us because of the nuclear technology we promised them this summer; on the other, India's alternate estival accord was with Iran, which agreed to a pipeline deal that would pump natural gas directly into India.

    Chris Meserole: India & Iran 2008

  • I am so looking forward to hearing her at Roskilde estival 08.. whehey!

    Lykke Li 2008

  • But there's no estival diversion quite like a juicy brew of crime and passion: a bouillabaisse of murder, sex and politics, perhaps with a hint of the milieu mixed in.

    Letter From Paris: Savoring A Summer's Scandal 2007

  • O facto de ter sido um verão frio, húmido e chuvoso certamente que não teve nada a ver com a diminuição do habitual flagelo estival dos incêndios.

    Leituras Artur 2007

  • A man of the right temperament gains greatly by a temporary estival transplantation; and if Johnny always contrived to seem dominant and prosperous at home, he now seemed lordly and triumphant abroad.

    On the Stairs Henry B. Fuller

  • As he stood beside the bridal pair he seemed almost too festive, too estival, too ebullient for this poor earth of ours.

    On the Stairs Henry B. Fuller

  • The _crouptière_ and _estival_, together with the _chanfron_, were of the most costly description.

    Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) John Roby 1821

  • The announcement comes o n the heels of rumors that Jay-Z might also be performing at another giant music f estival, Bonnaroo.

    ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs 2010

  • All together I worked for both local and national activities and for those of their participation in I nternational F estival of D ance S chools in Sanremo Italy.

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  • A festival of 'rontal 'obotomies held during the warmer months.

    August 15, 2008

  • estival

    Of, relating to, or appearing in summer

    May 21, 2022