midwinter
/ˌmɪdˈwɪntər/
noun
- The middle part of winter, typically around the winter solstice (December 21–22 in the Northern Hemisphere).
- The garden looks bare and cold in midwinter.
- They planned a trip to the mountains for midwinter skiing.
- In midwinter, the days are very short and the nights are long.
- A figurative term for a period of great coldness, darkness, or hardship.
- Her spirits were as low as the midwinter sky.
- The novel is set in the midwinter of a long war.
- The company survived the midwinter of the economic recession.
adjective
- Occurring in or characteristic of the middle of winter.
- She wore a heavy coat for the midwinter walk.
- The midwinter sun barely rose above the horizon.
- They enjoyed a midwinter feast with hot soup and roasted meat.