Word
autumnal
Phoneticsau·tum·nal
US/ɔˈtəmnəɫ/
UK/ˈɔːtʌmnəl/
Definition
adj. relating to the season of autumn. It describes things that happen in the fall or have a feeling of being cold and dark.
adj. relating to the season of autumn; having a character or quality associated with the fall of the year. Often carries a literary or slightly formal tone.
Examples
“The garden is full of autumnal colors.”
“The city takes on a quiet, autumnal atmosphere as the leaves begin to fall and the days grow shorter.”
“The poet's latest collection captures a melancholic, autumnal mood, using imagery of decaying leaves and fading light to reflect on the passage of time.”
Examples
simple
“The garden is full of autumnal colors.”
contextual
“The city takes on a quiet, autumnal atmosphere as the leaves begin to fall and the days grow shorter.”
complex
“The poet's latest collection captures a melancholic, autumnal mood, using imagery of decaying leaves and fading light to reflect on the passage of time.”
Real-World Examples
“The much more autumnal look to the weather charts at the moment is down to a particularly brisk and straight jet stream roaring through the skies across the Atlantic.” “As temperatures drop through the week and it starts to feel more autumnal, is it now time to put the summer clothes away?” Etymology
Borrowed from Latin autumnāl(is). By surface analysis, autumn + -al.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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