What does Autumn mean?
Definitions for Autumn
ˈɔ təmau·tumn
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Autumn.
Princeton's WordNet
fall, autumnnoun
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
"in the fall of 1973"
Wiktionary
autumnnoun
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.
autumnadjective
Of or relating to autumn.
autumn leaves
Autumnnoun
of modern usage, from the name of the season.
Etymology: From automne, from autumnus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Autumnnoun
The season of the year between summer and winter, beginning astronomically at the equinox, and ending at the solstice; popularly, autumn comprises August, September, and October.
Etymology: autumnus, Lat.
For I will board her, though she chide as loud
As thunder, when the clouds in autumn crack. As you like it.I would not be over confident, till he hath passed a spring or autumn. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.
The starving brood,
Void of sufficient sustenance, will yield
A slender autumn. Philips.While autumn nodding o’er the yellow plain,
Comes jovial on; the Dorick reed once more
Well pleas’d I’ll tune. James Thomson, Autumn.
Wikipedia
Autumn
Autumn, also known as fall in American English, is one of the four temperate seasons. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere). Autumn is the season when the duration of daylight becomes noticeably shorter and the temperature cools considerably. Day length decreases and night length increases as the season progresses until the Winter Solstice in December (Northern Hemisphere) and June (Southern Hemisphere). One of its main features in temperate climates is the striking change in colour for the leaves of deciduous trees as they prepare to shed.
Webster Dictionary
Autumnnoun
the third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called "the fall." Astronomically, it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter solstice, about December 23; but in popular language, autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and November
Autumnnoun
the harvest or fruits of autumn
Autumnnoun
the time of maturity or decline; latter portion; third stage
Etymology: [L. auctumnus, autumnus, perh. fr. a root av to satisfy one's self: cf. F. automne. See Avarice.]
Freebase
Autumn
Autumn or Fall is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter, in September or March when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier. The equinoxes might be expected to be in the middle of their respective seasons, but temperature lag means that seasons appear later than dates calculated from a purely astronomical perspective. The actual lag varies with region. Some cultures regard the autumnal equinox as "mid-autumn", others with a longer lag treat it as the start of autumn. Meteorologists use a definition based on months, with autumn being September, October and November in the northern hemisphere, and March, April and May in the southern hemisphere. In North America, autumn is usually considered to start with the September equinox. In traditional East Asian solar term, autumn starts on or around 8 August and ends on about 7 November. In Ireland, the autumn months according to the national meteorological service, Met Éireann, are September, October and November. However, according to the Irish Calendar which is based on ancient Gaelic traditions, autumn lasts throughout the months of August, September, and October, or possibly a few days later, depending on tradition. In Australia, autumn officially begins on 1 March and ends 31 May According to United States tradition, autumn runs from the day after Labor Day through Thanksgiving, after which the holiday season that demarcates the unofficial beginning of winter begins.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Autumn
aw′tum, n. the third season of the year when fruits are gathered in, popularly comprising the months of August, September, and October—in North America, September, October, and November. Astronomically, in the northern hemisphere, it begins at the autumnal equinox, when the sun enters Libra, 22d September, and ends at the winter solstice, when the sun enters Capricorn, 21st December.—adj. Autum′nal.—adv. Autum′nally. [L. autumnus, auctumnus, anciently referred to aug-ēre, as the season of increase; by Corssen and others, to the Sans. av, to do good to.]
Editors Contribution
autumn
A season on planet earth.
Autumn is beautiful when the leaf color changes and the landscape is so beautiful.
Submitted by MaryC on January 28, 2020
autumn
In the northern hemisphere is the months of september, october and november.
Autumn in the northern hemisphere starts in September.
Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020
autumn
In the southern hemisphere is the months of march, april and may.
Autumn in the southern hemisphere starts in March.
Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Autumn' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2571
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Autumn' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4638
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Autumn' in Nouns Frequency: #1133
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Autumn in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Autumn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Autumn in a Sentence
There are situations in life - and this was the case last autumn - when you can't hold a long debate on principles, people are suddenly there and need protection.
United States ' Jordan Spieth:
When I came back toward the end of the summer and into autumn, the right and left ankles weren't quite feeling the same but it was still good enough to do what I needed to do, now they feel exactly the same, which is great.
There are no outstanding concerns, except maybe health for those born in the summer and autumn. They could easily feel stressed.
We will make the right decision for the UK. I would hope we could do something by the autumn, we've got to make sure that this is going to be a decision for the long term, making sure that we keep all our networks secure.
Peer companies are traded 10 percent higher now than in the autumn ... so we think it is an attractive time to list NNIT.
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Translations for Autumn
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- ҭагалан, хкаарачанAbkhaz
- herfsAfrikaans
- መፀው, በልግAmharic
- خريفArabic
- хасалихълъиAvaric
- payızAzerbaijani
- көҙBashkir
- во́сень, уво́сень, восеньскі, асенніBelarusian
- есенен, е́сенBulgarian
- হেমন্ত, শরৎBengali
- tardorCatalan, Valencian
- гуьйреChechen
- podzimCzech
- ѥсеньOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- кӗркуннеChuvash
- hydrefWelsh
- høst, efterårDanish
- Herbst, herbstlichGerman
- φθινόπωροGreek
- aŭtunoEsperanto
- otoñoSpanish
- sügisEstonian
- udazkenBasque
- پاییز, خزانPersian
- syksy, syksyinenFinnish
- heystFaroese
- automne, autumnFrench
- hjerstWestern Frisian
- fómharIrish
- fogharScottish Gaelic
- outonoGalician
- araroguekúiGuaraní
- પાનખરGujarati
- סתיוHebrew
- पतझड़, शरद्Hindi
- őszHungarian
- աշնանային, աշունArmenian
- autumnoInterlingua
- autunInterlingue
- autonoIdo
- haustlegur, haust, haust-Icelandic
- autunnoItalian
- 秋Japanese
- შემოდგომაGeorgian
- күзKazakh
- ukiaqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- សរទៈKhmer
- ಶರತ್ಕಾಲKannada
- 가을Korean
- payizKurdish
- күзKyrgyz
- autumnus, autumnumLatin
- HierschtLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ລຶດູໃບໄມ້ຫລົ່ນ, ລະດູໃບໄມ້ຫລົ່ນLao
- ruduoLithuanian
- rudensLatvian
- ngahuruMāori
- есенMacedonian
- ശരത്കാലംMalayalam
- намарMongolian
- शरदMarathi
- musim gugur, musim luruhMalay
- ħarifaMaltese
- ဆောင်းဦးBurmese
- høstNorwegian
- herfst, najaarDutch
- haustNorwegian Nynorsk
- aakʼee, aakʼeedNavajo, Navaho
- autonOccitan
- фӕззӕгOssetian, Ossetic
- پت جھڑ, ਪਤਝੜPanjabi, Punjabi
- jesienny, jesienna, jesień, jesiennePolish
- منۍPashto, Pushto
- outonoPortuguese
- atun, utuonRomansh
- toamnăRomanian
- о́сень, осе́ннийRussian
- शरदSanskrit
- atonzu, atongiu, atognuSardinian
- čakčaNorthern Sami
- јесен, jesenski, jesen, јесенскиSerbo-Croatian
- සරත් ඍතුවSinhala, Sinhalese
- jeseňSlovak
- jesénSlovene
- dayrSomali
- vjeshtëAlbanian
- höst, höstlig, höst-, hSwedish
- vuli, majira ya pukutiko, kipindi cha bubujikoSwahili
- இலையுதிர்காலம்Tamil
- ఆకురాలుకాలం, శరత్కాలంTelugu
- тирамоҳTajik
- ฤดูใบไม้ร่วงThai
- ቀውዒTigrinya
- güýzTurkmen
- taglagasTagalog
- sonbahar, yaprakdökümü, güzTurkish
- көзTatar
- كۈزUyghur, Uighur
- осі́нній, о́сінь, осіньUkrainian
- خزان, پائيز, موسم خزاںUrdu
- kuzUzbek
- 秋, 務秋, thu, mùa thuVietnamese
- fluküpVolapük
- lolliWolof
- האַרבּסט, אָסיעןYiddish
- ìgbà ogbò, àkókò ìkórèYoruba
- 秋季Chinese
- ukwindla, ikwindlaZulu
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