Aestival: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Aestival adjective. Of, in or belonging to summer.
How to say it
ee-STY-vul/iːˈstaɪv(ə)l/ · American /ˈɛstəvəl/
3 syllables, stressed on the second (STY). Forms: estival.
Aestival in a sentence
The aestival heat drove everyone indoors between noon and four.
Swifts are aestival visitors, gone again by the middle of August.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- summery
- summer
Opposite:
- brumal
- wintry
Usage note
American English spells it estival.
Where aestival comes from
From Latin aestivalis, from aestas, summer.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Swifts are _____ visitors, gone again by the middle of August.
- aestival
- tempestuous
- lacustrine
Show the answer
aestival: Swifts are aestival visitors, gone again by the middle of August.