hibernal means of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal.
Why “hibernal” is a great word
Relating to or occurring in winter. From the Latin hībernālis ("wintry"), from hiems ("winter"). Unlike aestival, which pertains to the fullness of summer, or brumal, which dwells in winter's deepest chill, hibernal is the neutral, encompassing adjective for the season itself. It is the muffled hush of snow on pine boughs, the particular slant of light through bare branches, the warmth of a teacup held against the cold—the season not as an assault, but as a long, crystalline repose observed beneath a frost-rimmed sky.
Etymology
From Latin hībernālis (“wintry”), from hiems (“winter”).
adj
- Of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal
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