January
Post-holiday fresh start
January is the first month of the year, named for Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and doorways.
It marks the start of the calendar year in Western cultures, bringing New Year's resolutions and, in the Northern Hemisphere, the depths of winter: We're planning to move in January.
Low temperature state
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- frostThin ice coating
- iceWater's solid form
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
blizzard · flurries · frozen · mittens · scarf · overcoat · fireplace · hearth
- GregorianNamed for a pope
- CapricornTenth astrological sign
- AquariusZodiac's eleventh sign
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
Q1 · fiscal year · quarter · new year · budget · forecast · tax season · W-2
Formal decisions or pledges
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
- fireworksExplosive light displays
midnight · ball drop · Times Square · Auld Lang Syne · toast · party · revelers · fresh start
cold
Low temperature state
chill · blizzard · flurries · frozen · mittens · scarf · overcoat · fireplace · hearth · hibernation
first month
zodiac · Q1 · fiscal year · quarter · new year · budget · forecast · tax season · W-2 · year-end
resolutions
Formal decisions or pledges
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
fireworks · midnight · ball drop · Times Square · Auld Lang Syne · toast · party · revelers · fresh start · hangover
Roman
Of ancient Italy's capital
beginnings · endings · transitions · ancient · deity · temple · mythology
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
- wintersnow, ice, cold, frozen, frost
- Calendar Wordsmonths, days, weeks, seasons, weekdays
- calendarscalendar, calendar day, calendar month, lunar calendar, almanac
- monthsFebruary, March, April, May, June
- New Yearball drop, countdown, midnight kiss, champagne toast, resolutions
- january 1st
- January firstInitial day of year
- dry JanuaryMonth without alcohol consumption
- January 6thSixth day, first month
- January 6Capitol attack date
- slow as molasses in JanuaryExtremely, comically sluggish