seaside

See also: Seaside

English

Etymology

From Middle English see-syde, sey-syde, see syde, se side, equivalent to sea +‎ side. Compare waterside.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsiːˈsaɪd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

seaside (plural seasides)

1. (chiefly UK) The area by and around the sea; including the beach, promenade or cliffs.

   Near-synonym: oceanside (usually synonymous)

   This summer, I'm going to the seaside at Weymouth. I'm very excited about it!

   • 1907, John A. Glover-Kind, “I Do Like To be Beside the Seaside”:

     I do like to be beside the seaside!
     Oh, I do like to be beside the sea!
     I do like to stroll along the prom, prom, prom,
     While the brass bands play Tiddely-om-pom-pom!

   • 1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 128:

     James never cared much for the sea-side, but developed a passionate love for the Westmoreland mountains, getting to know most of them as an energetic fell walker, preferring this to rock climbing.

   • 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Grange-over-Sands”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27:

     The arrival of the railway turned this isolated fishing village into a popular seaside destination for Victorians who came to breathe fresh sea air, clear their lungs or take the waters.

Derived terms

• bushy seaside tansy
• seaside fescue
• seaside grape
• seaside oxeye
• seaside plantain
• seaside plum
• seasider
• seaside resort
• seaside rock
• seaside sparrow
• seasidey

Translations

the area by and around the sea

Albanian: bregdet (sq) m Arabic: سَاحِل (ar) m (sāḥil), شَاطِئ (ar) m (šāṭiʔ) Belarusian: узбярэ́жжа n (uzbjaréžža), прыбярэ́жжа n (prybjaréžža), прымо́р'е n (prymórʺje) Bulgarian: крайбре́жие (bg) n (krajbréžie) Chinese: Mandarin: 海濱 / 海滨 (zh) (hǎibīn), 海邊 / 海边 (zh) (hǎibiān), 海岸 (zh) (hǎi'àn) Czech: pobřeží (cs) n Finnish: merenranta French: côte (fr) f, rivage (fr) m, littoral (fr) m Galician: beiramar f, mariña (gl) f German: Küste (de) f, Strand (de) m Japanese: 海辺 (ja) (うみべ, umibe), 海浜 (ja) (かいひん, kaihin), 海岸 (ja) (かいがん, kaigan) Korean: 해변(海邊) (ko) (haebyeon), 해안(海岸) (ko) (haean), 바닷가 (ko) (badatga) Latvian: jūrmala f Macedonian: приморје n (primorje), морски брег m (morski breg), крајбрежје n (krajbrežje) Māori: tātaki Polish: wybrzeże (pl) n Portuguese: litoral (pt) m Russian: (морско́е) побере́жье (ru) n (poberéžʹje), бе́рег мо́ря m (béreg mórja), взмо́рье (ru) n (vzmórʹje), примо́рье (ru) n (primórʹje) Slovak: pobrežie (sk) n Slovene: primorje n Spanish: costa (es) f, litoral (es) m, playa (es) f, mar (es) m or f Thai: ชายหาด (th) (chaai-hàat), หาด (th) (hàat), ชายทะเล (chaai tá-lee) Ukrainian: морське́ побере́жжя n (morsʹké poberéžžja), морське́ узбере́жжя n (morsʹké uzberéžžja), побере́жжя n (poberéžžja), узбере́жжя n (uzberéžžja), примо́р'я (uk) n (prymórʺja), надмо́р'я n (nadmórʺja) Vietnamese: bờ biển Welsh: llan y môr Yoruba: etíkun

Adjective

seaside (not comparable)

1. At or related to a seaside.

   Near-synonym: oceanside (usually synonymous)

   We stayed in a seaside hotel and ate fresh seafood every night, all week long.

Usage notes

• This adjective is only used attributively.

Translations

at or related to a seaside

Belarusian: прымо́рскі (prymórski) Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Czech: přímořský (cs) Finnish: merenranta- French: littoral (fr) m Polish: nadmorski (pl) Portuguese: litoral (pt), litorâneo (pt) Russian: примо́рский (ru) (primórskij) Slovak: prímorský Spanish: costero (es), litoral (es), playero (es) Ukrainian: примо́рський (prymórsʹkyj)

Adverb

seaside (not comparable)

1. At the seaside.

   Near-synonym: oceanside (usually synonymous)

   We dined seaside and watched the gulls' antics.

   • 2010 [1998], Nancy Toppino, Victoria Shearer, ‎Janet Ware, “Restaurants”, in Insiders' Guide: Florida Keys and Key West (Insiders' Guides)‎^[1], 14th edition, Globe Pequot Press, →ISBN, page 64:

     When you think of dining seaside somewhere on a secluded island, this is the kind of place that comes to mind. […] Granted, it takes some planning to get here. You have to make a reservation, and you have to board a boat. But if what you seek is a quiet evening escape from the craziness of Key West, dinner at [the restaurant being reviewed here] is well worth the effort.

   • 2006, Travel and Leisure‎^[2], volume 36, number 11, page 252:

     […] for guests who like dining seaside under a thatched roof. Try the coconut shrimp with fruit chutney.

See also

• seaside on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• QCA curriculum
• “seaside”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• dis-ease, disease