Indian summer

noun

Synonyms of Indian summernext
1
: a period of warm or mild weather in late autumn or early winter
2
: a happy or flourishing period occurring toward the end of something
the crowning performance of the Indian summer of her career— Octavio Roca

Examples of Indian summer in a Sentence

She is in the Indian summer of her career.
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An Indian summer mellowed the high country of southwestern New Mexico. — Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025 Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines from Apple, including the launch of the iPhone 16e, Apple’s iPhone 16e promotion, iPhone 17 Wi-Fi upgrade, Apple’s Indian summer, surprise iOS update, MacBook Air benchmarks, and goodbye Product(Red). — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Indian summer was in 1790

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Indian summer

noun
: a period of mild weather in late autumn or early winter

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