ESTIVAL Synonyms

• informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

• mild and pleasant

• used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

• (extended meanings, especially of psychological heat) marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm

• characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense

• (color) bold and intense

• sexually excited or exciting

• recently stolen or smuggled

• very fast; capable of quick response and great speed

• wanted by the police

• producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves

• performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy

• very popular or successful

• very unpleasant or even dangerous

• newest or most recent

• having or bringing unusually good luck

• very good; often used in the negative

• made recently

• having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm

• of a seeker; very near to the object sought

• having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity

• charged or energized with electricity

• marked by excited activity

• sexually exciting or gratifying

• characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

• characterized by intense emotion

• emotionally charged and vigorously energetic

• extremely hot and dry

• of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic

• relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)

• characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense

• of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics

• having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

• psychologically warm; friendly and responsive

• inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows when referring to color

• in a warm manner

• freshly made or left

• easily aroused or excited

• characterized by strong enthusiasm

• characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement

• uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble

• of a seeker; near to the object sought

• get warm or warmer

• make warm or warmer

• the warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

• the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty

• spend the summer

• (rare) of or occurring in summer