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[ noun ] the season when the leaves fall from the trees
Synonyms Examples "in the fall of 1973" Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)I must add at_once that these animals are what we call `` queens '' , young females that have mated in the previous summer or autumn . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)But the liaison successfully started in the last days of autumn was now languishing . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)It all began on an autumn afternoon - and who , after all these centuries , can describe the fineness of an autumn day ? It all began on an autumn afternoon - and who , after all these centuries , can describe the fineness of an autumn day ? (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)However one looks_at it , therefore , I 'd say that your horoscope for this autumn is the reverse of rosy . Related terms season November September October Indian_summer autumnal_equinox |
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[ adjective ] occurring in or appropriate to the season of autumn
Examples "autumn leaves" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)Southern_California gasped and blinked under an autumn hot_spell , drier , more enervating , more laden with man 's contrived impurities than the worst days of the summer past . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 660
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