autumn

au-tumn · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The season between summer and winter, when leaves fall from trees and temperatures become cooler; fall.

  2. 2.

    (Figurative) A period of maturity or the early stages of decline.

Forms

plural: autumns

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    autumn leaves — Leaves that change color and fall in autumn.
  • •
    autumn equinox — The time when day and night are of equal length, marking the start of autumn.
  • •
    autumn of one's life — The later years of a person's life.

Related words

Antonyms: spring
See also: fall, season, spring, summer, winter
Synonyms: fall

Etymology

From Old French autompne, from Latin autumnus, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Etruscan.