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autumnal
[
aw-
tuhm
-nl
]
Example Sentences
Origin
au·tum·nal
/
ɔˈtʌm
nl
/
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[
aw-
tuhm
-nl
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
belonging to or suggestive of
autumn
;
produced or gathered in
autumn
:
autumnal colors.
2.
past maturity or middle life.
Origin:
1630–40;
<
Latin
autumnālis.
See
autumn
,
-al
1
Related forms
au·tum·nal·ly,
adverb
un·au·tum·nal,
adjective
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zedonk
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. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Your hosts can put it on the table with all the other
autumnal
desserts, then savor the leftovers when you're long gone.
The
autumnal
promise of early evenings and long nights stirs interest in video.
You'll create a fresh
autumnal
mood without having to rake a single leaf.
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Your hosts can put it on the table with all the other
autumnal
desserts, then savor the leftovers when you're long gone.
The
autumnal
promise of early evenings and long nights stirs interest in video.
You'll create a fresh
autumnal
mood without having to rake a single leaf.
In these more
autumnal
years, that gift of hopeful simplicity is welcome, even if it always had the quality of a dream.
Finally, two months after the calendar officially declared it autumn, it's feeling truly
autumnal
.
Gloomy old hands then turn to the longer term to prove that after
autumnal
optimism will come winter.
Both were as
autumnal
as red leaves and touch football.
For others, summer pastel suits are giving way to
autumnal
rust colors.
These
autumnal
tones and textures suggest the great camp style.
Roasted beets and parsnips with herbs look great on these richly hued
autumnal
pieces.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
autumnal
(ɔːˈtʌmn
ə
l)
—
adj
of, occurring in, or characteristic of autumn
autumnally
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
autumnal
1570s, from L. autumnalis "pertaining to autumn," from autumnus (see
autumn
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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