a man for all seasons



a man for all seasons

  (slightly formal)
a man who is very successful in many different types of activity
Usage notes: This is the title of a play about Sir Thomas More.
He's chairman of a large chemicals company as well as a successful painter - really a man for all seasons.
See also: all, man, season

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yaromir-Medieval Slavic
HervÉ-French
Genevra-Various
ZvezdanaZVEZ-dah-nah (Serbian)Serbian, Slovene
Polyhymnia-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Wadud-Arabic