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winter^¹

/ˈwɪntə/ UK
[ˈwɪntʰə] UK
/ˈwɪntɚ/ Canada, US
[ˈwɪntʰɚ] ~ [ˈwɪntʰɹ̩] Canada, US
/ˈwɪɾ̃ɚ/ Canada, US
[ˈwɪɾ̃ɚ] ~ [ˈwɪɾ̃ɹ̩] Canada, US
/ˈwɪn̆ɚ/ Canada, US
[ˈwɪn̆ɚ] ~ [ˈwɪn̆ɹ̩] Canada, US

Sounds like winner (US, Canada, nt-flapping) · Rhymes with -ɪntə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Cognate with West Frisian winter (“winter”), Dutch winter (“winter”), German Winter (“winter”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish vinter (“winter”), Faroese and Icelandic vetur (“winter”).

noun winters · Winter

countable, uncountable Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region. Ne take noon hede to brynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir, & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from swellynge; & þanne brynge togidere þe brynkis eiþer þe disiuncture after þe techynge þat schal be sei
countable, figuratively, poetic, uncountable The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge.
countable Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
countable, obsolete, uncountable An appliance to be fixed on the front of a grate, to keep a kettle warm, etc.
India, archaic, countable, uncountable The rainy season. Note that the Citie of Goa is the principall place of all the Oriental India, and the winter thus beginneth the 15 of May, with very great raine.

verb winters · wintering · wintered · Winter

intransitive To spend the winter (in a particular place). She had summered in England and France and Germany and Switzerland. She had wintered in Italy and Egypt and India and Spain.
transitive To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.

Winter^²

proper noun Winters · Wintour

countable A surname from the Germanic languages.
countable A unisex given name.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Senlac, No. 411, Saskatchewan, Canada.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.
countable, uncountable A small town and village in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.
countable, uncountable The personification of winter, wintertime.

noun Winters · Wintour

countable, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of winter

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wintertime, wintery, wintry, summer, autumn, solstice, weather, season, overwinter, snow, overwintering, ice, icy, winterization, cold, shoreline

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noun fourth season, marked by short days and the lowest temperatures

Español	invierno
한국어	겨울 gyeoul, 동계 donggye
日本語	冬 fuyu, 冬季 tōki
中文	冬天 dōngtiān, 冬季 dōngjì
हिन्दी	शीत śīt, हेमंत hemant, सर्दी sardī, जाड़ा jāṛā, शिशिर śiśir
Kiswahili	kipupwe, majira ya baridi, kipindi cha baridi
Português	inverno
Français	hiver
Deutsch	Winter, Winterzeit
Italiano	inverno
Ελληνικά	χειμώνας cheimónas
Română	iarnă
Русский	зима́ zimá
Tiếng Việt	mùa đông, đông
العربية	شِتَاء šitāʔ
עברית	חורף, חֹרֶף khóref

verb spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday

Español	invernar
日本語	冬越しする fuyugoshi suru, 冬を過ごす fuyu o sugosu
中文	過冬 /过冬 guòdōng
Português	invernar
Français	hiverner
Deutsch	wintern
Italiano	svernare
Ελληνικά	ξεχειμωνιάζω xecheimoniázo, διαχειμάζω diacheimázo, παραχειμάζω paracheimázo
Română	ierna
Русский	зимова́ть zimovátʹ, проводи́ть зиму provodítʹ zimu

verb store over winter

日本語	冬越しさせる fuyugoshi saseru, 冬を越させる fuyu o kosaseru

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@misc{winter_2026,
  title = {winter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/winter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}