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
MarnixMAHR-niksDutch
Noureddine-Arabic
Bion-Ancient Greek
Mari (2)-Mythology
Forrest['fɔ:rist]
AdrianAY-dree-ən (English), AHD-ryahn (Polish), AH-dree-ahn (German), ah-dree-AHN (Russian)English, Romanian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian