seasonal

/'si:zənl/

Thân thiện

Seasonal workers harvest ripe apples in the orchard.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Occurring at or dependent on a particular season: Describes something that happens, is used, or is available only during a specific time of the year.
   • Relating to or varying with the seasons: Pertaining to the characteristic changes or patterns associated with different seasons.

2. Noun:

   • A worker who finds employment only in certain seasons: A person whose job is available or required only during a specific period of the year, such as during harvest or a tourist season.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

  • The store sells seasonal items like Christmas decorations in winter and gardening tools in spring.
  • Many animals exhibit seasonal migration patterns.
  • Tourism here is highly seasonal, with most visitors arriving in the summer months.

• Noun:

  • The farm hires several seasonals to help with the apple harvest every autumn.
  • Many ski resorts rely on seasonals to operate during the winter.

Advanced Usage

• "Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)": A type of depression that's related to changes in seasons, typically beginning and ending at about the same times every year.

  • She uses a light therapy lamp to manage her seasonal affective disorder during the darker winter months.

• "Seasonal adjustment" (in economics/statistics): A statistical method to remove the seasonal component of a time series to better analyze non-seasonal trends.

  • The report shows the unemployment rate after seasonal adjustment.

Variants and Related Words

• Seasonally (adverb): In a way that relates to or occurs in a season.

  • Employment in the area fluctuates seasonally.

• Seasonality (noun): The characteristic of being seasonal; the variation in a phenomenon according to the season.

  • The seasonality of fruit prices is very pronounced.

Synonyms

• Periodic: Recurring at intervals.
• Cyclical: Occurring in cycles.
• Temporary: Lasting for only a limited period.

Antonyms

• Perennial: Lasting through the year or for many years.
• Year-round: Available or occurring throughout the entire year.
• Constant: Remaining the same over time.

Related Phrases

• Seasonal work/job: Employment that is only available during a specific season.

  • He takes on seasonal work at a tax preparation office every spring.

• Seasonal variation/fluctuation: Changes that occur predictably with the seasons.

  • The graph clearly shows the seasonal variation in energy consumption.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. occurring at or dependent on a particular season
   • seasonal labor
   • a seasonal rise in unemployment

Noun

1. a worker who finds employment only in certain seasons

Từ đồng nghĩa

• seasonal worker