autumn
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease
Other meanings
The time period when someone or something is past its prime.
A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.
Synonyms
- fall
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "autumnāre".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “autumn” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.