1. the middle of winter, especially around the winter solstice

Examples

• The days are shortest during midwinter.
• We celebrated the midwinter festival with hot cocoa and warm fires.
• By midwinter, the lake was completely frozen over.
• The midwinter storm brought two feet of snow.
• Many cultures have traditions marking midwinter.
• The garden looks barren in midwinter.
• Midwinter temperatures dropped below zero for weeks.