autumn Definition
au·tumn (ôt′əm)
noun
- the season that comes between summer and winter; fall: in the astronomical year, that period between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice
- any period of maturity or of beginning decline
Etymology: ME autumpne < OFr autompne < L autumnus, auctumnus; prob. of Etr orig.
adjective
of, in, for, or characteristic of fall
autumn Related Forms
au·tum′·nal (ô tum′nəl) adjective
au·tum′·nally adverb
autumn Synonyms
autumn Usage Examples
Preposition: of
year: My aim is to have the garments ready in the late summer for early autumn of next year.
Converse of object
- begin: And the convention's outcome still has to be unanimously passed by the next government conference beginning this autumn.
- publish: A full report of the summit will published this autumn.
- launch: The service, to be called LiveInteractive, will be launched this autumn at a special event for the public sector.
- come: Come autumn, green fades, emptying of sap.
- announce: This is in line with the sixth objective of its five-year strategic plan announced last autumn.
- start: The average student starting this autumn could emerge with debts of £ 30,000 or more.
Preposition: for
poultry: For the foreseeable few years Avian Influenza [ Bird flu ] will be an added complication each autumn for poultry and waterfowl keepers.
Adjective modifier
- summer/early: At that time, it was anticipated that recruitment might commence in late summer/early autumn.
- last: I have only just learned of the death of Bruce Olson last autumn.
- late: The plant dies down to just below soil level in the late autumn.
- coming: John Sanders, our Social Secretary is organizing a most interesting series of meetings for the coming autumn.
- early: My aim is to have the garments ready in the late summer for early autumn of next year.
- mild: With a comfort range starting at 2° this bag will see you through early spring into a mild autumn.
Modifies a noun
- equinox: In the pagan wheel of the year the spring equinox is the time of Ostara and the autumn equinox is that of Mabon.
- semester: Students are advised to attend training sessions which run at the start of each autumn semester.
- foliage: Few shrubs have more spectacular autumn foliage than this cotinus.
- migration: The three smaller Stercorarius species which occur in the area are all northern breeders which pass through the area on autumn migration.
- maddox: Autumn maddox and at noon et this point on they began negotiations.
- sunshine: Autumn - Maple leaves turning yellow in the autumn sunshine.
Browse dictionary entries near autumn
- ‹ autrefois convict
- ‹ autrefois acquit
- ‹ autre (or auter) vie
- ‹ autre or auter
- ‹ autoxidation
- ‹ autoworker
- ‹ autotrophic
- ‹ autotransformer
- ‹ autotoxin
- ‹ autotoxemia
- autumn crocus ›
- autumn olive ›
- autumnal ›
- autunite ›
- Auvergne ›
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- auxesis ›
- auxiliary ›
- auxiliary verb ›
- auxin ›

