midsummer

[ mid-suhm-er, -suhm- ]

/ ˈmɪdˈsʌm ər, -ˌsʌm- /

the middle of summer.

the summer solstice, around June 21.

Origin of midsummer

before 900; Middle English, Old English midsumer. See mid¹, summer¹

mid·sum·mer·y, adjective pre·mid·sum·mer, noun, adjective

Around them, Kansas City glowed in the midsummer dusk; ahead of them glimmered the future.

Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History |Katie Baker |October 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The midnight sun makes the crime low and the people cheerful from midsummer until the first days of autumn.

The Ugly Side of Sweden |Janine di Giovanni |July 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Midsummer's Day is an appropriately Game of Thrones-ish date for a birthday, and Prince William turns 31 today.

Prince William Turns 31 Today |Tom Sykes |June 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Up hill and down dale, through the riches of midsummer, the route chosen wound.

The Incendiary |W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy

Then the blackness fell once more; and a thin peal of midsummer thunder rolled over the unseen tree-tops.

The Watchers of the Trails |Charles G. D. Roberts
We seem just to have struck the peak of the midsummer U-boat campaign.

Sea-Hounds |Lewis R. Freeman
A midsummer morning after a night of rain—and yet, no bird, no hopeful greenery, no sense of the upward yearning Earth-Soul!

The River and I |John G. Neihardt
The change from oven-like Colombo in midsummer to the air of this invigorating region is truly delightful.

The Pearl of India |Maturin M. Ballou

midsummer

/ (ˈmɪdˈsʌmə) /

another name for summer solstice