Synonyms for autumnal


Grammar : Adj
Spell : aw-tuhm-nl
Phonetic Transcription : ɔˈtʌm nl


Définition of autumnal

Origin :
  • 1570s, from Latin autumnalis "pertaining to autumn," from autumnus (see autumn).
  • adj relating to autumn; past maturity
Example sentences :
  • Although it was now November, little or no autumnal rains had fallen.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Settlers » by Noah Brooks
  • There are a few days in our autumnal season—very few and rare!
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • Autumnal leaves there are that strew the brooks, in Vallombrosa.
  • Extract from : « Proserpina, Volume 1 » by John Ruskin
  • The day was sunny but cold, and there was a feeling of autumnal dampness in the air.
  • Extract from : « The Opal Serpent » by Fergus Hume
  • The autumnal brood of females has appeared, and this is their marriage day.
  • Extract from : « Our Common Insects » by Alpheus Spring Packard
  • Why is it that no painting of our autumnal foliage has succeeded?
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 » by Various
  • Autumnal ornithology may almost be called a science by itself.
  • Extract from : « The Foot-path Way » by Bradford Torrey
  • Where autumnal fevers are common they are usually of similar character.
  • Extract from : « A New Guide for Emigrants to the West » by J. M. Peck
  • The snow had gone off in a thaw, releasing a multitude of autumnal aromas.
  • Extract from : « Greyfriars Bobby » by Eleanor Atkinson
  • The season was now beginning to wane, and the forest to put on its autumnal glory.
  • Extract from : « Elsie Venner » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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