English Explanatory Dictionary

autumn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.
  2. The time period when someone or something is past its prime.
  3. A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.
verb
  1. To spend the autumn (in a particular place).
  2. To (cause to) undergo the changes associated with autumn, such as leaves changing color and falling from trees.
name
  1. A female given name from English of modern usage, from autumn, the name of the season.

Pronunciation

ôʹtəm /ˈɔːtəm/ En-uk-autumn.ogg /ˈɔtəm/ [ˈɔɾɪ̈m] [ˈɔɾm̩] En-US constrastive autumn.ogg /ˈɑtəm/ [ˈɑɾɪ̈m] [ˈɑɾm̩] en-us-autumn.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-autumn.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Autumn.wav

Word forms

autumn autumns autum autumning autumned

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English autumpne, from Middle French automne, from Old French automne, autonne, from Latin autumnus. Some of the verbal senses are from Latin autumnāre.

Synonyms

fall harvest back end decline

Related words

Adonis autumnalis autumnal autumnal equinox autumnian autumnity Colchichum autumnale Coregonus autumnalis Coregonus autumnalis migratorius Dendrocygna autumnalis Epirrita autumnata Galerina autumnalis Helenium autumnale Lacus Autumni Leontodon autumnale Leontodon autumnalis Leptospira autumnalis Leptus autumnalis Musca autumnalis Neotrombicula autumnalis Plegadis autumnalis Scilla autumnalis Trombicula autumnalis Indian summer

Derived words

autumn Adonis autumn bells autumn break autumn colors autumn colours autumn crocus autumn equinox autumn fern Autumnfest autumn fever autumn fly autumn foliage autumnful Autumn Harvest Uprising autumn ice autumnise autumnize autumnish autumn lady's tresses autumn leaf autumn meadowhawk autumn olive autumn pumpkin autumn romance autumn rustic autumn skullcap autumn sneezeweed autumn snowflake autumn-spring autumn term autumntide autumntime autumn-time autumnwear autumny autumn years German Autumn Hot Autumn mid-autumn
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