autumn

/'ɔ:təm/

Thân thiện

A family walks through a park on a crisp autumn day.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The season between summer and winter: "autumn" is the third season of the year, characterized by cooling temperatures and the shedding of leaves from deciduous trees. It is also known as "fall" in American English.
   • A period of maturity or incipient decline: Figuratively, "autumn" can refer to a later stage in life or a process, suggesting a time of fruition or the beginning of a decline.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The leaves turn beautiful shades of red and gold in autumn.
  • She moved to the city in the autumn of 2020.
  • (Figurative) In the autumn of his career, the artist produced some of his most reflective work.

Advanced Usage

• "autumn years": the later years of a person's life.
  • He wrote his memoirs during his autumn years.
• "autumnal" (adjective): relating to or characteristic of autumn.
  • The garden had an autumnal palette of browns and oranges.

Variants and Related Words

• Fall (noun, chiefly North American): a synonym for autumn.
  • School starts in the fall.
• Autumnal (adjective): of, characteristic of, or occurring in autumn.
  • The air had a crisp, autumnal chill.

Synonyms

• Fall: The season between summer and winter.
• Harvest time: The period of the year when crops are gathered, often associated with autumn.

Related Phrases

• Indian summer: A period of unseasonably warm, dry weather occurring in late autumn.
  • We enjoyed an Indian summer well into October.

Related Idioms

• "Autumn of one's life": the later years of a person's life.
  • He found great peace in the autumn of his life.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
   • in the fall of 1973

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fall