dépression hivernale
French, noun\de.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃ i.vɛʁ.nal\
dépression hivernale is spelled D-É-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-H-I-V-E-R-N-A-L-E (19 letters). Dépression hivernale is a French feminine noun meaning “seasonal affective disorder (depression associated with lack of natural light in winter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Forme de dépression provoquée par le manque de lumière naturelle pendant la période hivernale”.
What does dépression hivernale mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineseasonal affective disorder (depression associated with lack of natural light in winter)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Forme de dépression provoquée par le manque de lumière naturelle pendant la période hivernale.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dépression hivernale
- dépressions hivernales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dépression hivernale?
- \de.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃ i.vɛʁ.nal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.