autumn

Meaning

Noun

1. Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves; typically regarded as being from September 24 to December 22 in parts of 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 undergo the changes associated with autumn, such as leaves changing color and falling from trees.

Synonyms

fall

autumnal

fall

harvest

summer

🏖️

season

post-harvest

time

⌚

vacation

winter

⛷️

Fall

late autumn

withering of the grass

autumnal season

be fall

crop

befall

namely

rains

spring

Hyphenated as

au‧tumn

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔːtəm/

Etymology

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