off-season
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.35 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A period of time when regular competitions are not being held, or when an athlete is not participating in competitions.
adv
During the off-season.
Example Sentences
- "Seaside resorts in the off-season are really depressing."
- "Alternating off-season and precontest cycles in bodybuilding over a period of years will result in the relatively quick development of a championship physique."
- "That’s why virtually nothing should be off the table this offseason, including the idea of improving at quarterback."
- "Why don't we go to the Cape this weekend, and walk on the beach. I don't think I can stand to stay in this apartment one day longer. And it's not too expensive off season."
Etymology
Etymology tree English off- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- French a- Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sísh₁eti Proto-Italic *sizō Latin serō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin satiō Old French saison French saison Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French assaisonnerbor. English season English off-season From off- + season.