Idiom
autumn romance
Meaning
A romantic relationship which occurs in a later stage of life.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They found an autumn romance in their sixties.”
“After years of living alone, she was surprised to find an autumn romance with a neighbor at the community center.”
“Though they had both resigned themselves to a quiet solitude, the unexpected arrival of an autumn romance brought a vibrant, renewed sense of purpose to their final years.”
Examples
simple
“They found an autumn romance in their sixties.”
contextual
“After years of living alone, she was surprised to find an autumn romance with a neighbor at the community center.”
complex
“Though they had both resigned themselves to a quiet solitude, the unexpected arrival of an autumn romance brought a vibrant, renewed sense of purpose to their final years.”
Key words
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