winter blues
Cold-weather low mood
Winter blues is a colloquial term for low mood, lethargy, or mild depression during the colder, darker months.
The condition is less severe than seasonal affective disorder but shares its causes—reduced daylight and time spent indoors.
I always get the winter blues in February.
Spring typically brings relief.
State of emotional pain
- depressionProlonged low state
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
- doldrumsState of inactivity
downheartedness · moodiness · sorrow · hopelessness · dreariness · pessimism · wistfulness · nostalgia
State of lacking companions
- solitudeState of being alone
- cabin feverDistress from extended confinement
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
cooped up · homebound · stir-crazy · disconnection · social withdrawal · estrangement · boredom · restlessness
Minimal sunlight hours
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
dimness · early sunset · long nights · overcast · gray skies · gloom · sunlessness · dawn
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- sluggishnessState of slow movement
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- sleepinessState of needing rest
torpor · languor · heaviness · weariness · exhaustion · hibernation · oversleeping · inertia
Cold sensation or relaxation
windchill · biting cold · shiver · bundling up · housebound · drafty · sleet · slush
sadness
State of emotional pain
- depressionProlonged low state
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
doldrums · downheartedness · moodiness · sorrow · hopelessness · dreariness · pessimism · wistfulness · nostalgia · yearning
loneliness
State of lacking companions
- solitudeState of being alone
- cabin feverDistress from extended confinement
- withdrawalAct of taking away
seclusion · cooped up · homebound · stir-crazy · disconnection · social withdrawal · estrangement · boredom · restlessness · monotony
short days
Minimal sunlight hours
gloaming · dimness · early sunset · long nights · overcast · gray skies · gloom · sunlessness · dawn · shadow
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- sluggishnessState of slow movement
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
sleepiness · torpor · languor · heaviness · weariness · exhaustion · hibernation · oversleeping · inertia · sloth
chill
Cold sensation or relaxation
snowbound · windchill · biting cold · shiver · bundling up · housebound · drafty · sleet · slush · numb
- wintersnow, ice, cold, frozen, frost
- seasonal moodsspring fever, cabin fever, holiday spirit, festive spirit, holiday cheer
- SADlight therapy, light box, seasonal depression, SAD lamp, sun lamp
- Cold Expressionsfreezing cold, bitter cold, bone-chilling, cold snap, cold spell
- seasonsautumn, summer, spring, fall, summertime
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
winter bluesspring fever
Seasonal surge of energy
sunny disposition · holiday spirit · spring renewal · vacation mode
winter bluesvitality
Capacity for spirited existence
zest for life · high spirits · vigor · exuberance · liveliness
winter, blues, wintry, winters, winterize, winterish, winterizing, winterized, winterizes