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autumn

/ˈɔtəm/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
au-tumn
IPA
/ˈɔtəm/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The time period when someone or something is past its prime.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To spend the autumn (in a particular place).

Intransitive verb

verb

To (cause to) undergo the changes associated with autumn, such as leaves changing color and falling from trees.

name

A female given name from English of modern usage, from autumn, the name of the season.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English autumpne, from Middle French automne, from Old French automne, autonne, from Latin autumnus. Some of the verbal senses are from Latin autumnāre.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: autumpne, automne, autumnus, autumnāre

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɔtəm/
  • British English: /ˈɔːtəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

autumns (plural) autum (alternative, obsolete) autumns (present, singular) autumning (participle, present) autumned (participle, past) autumned (past)

Derived Forms

Autumnfest autumnful autumnise autumnize autumnish autumntide autumntime autumnwear autumny

Phrases

autumn Adonis autumn bells autumn break autumn colors autumn colours autumn crocus autumn equinox autumn fern

Frequently Paired Words

Adonis autumnalis autumnal autumnal equinox autumnian autumnity Colchichum autumnale Coregonus autumnalis Coregonus autumnalis migratorius

Synonyms

fall harvest back end decline Autumn autumntime

Antonyms

spring

Questions

How do you pronounce autumn?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔtəm/.
What does autumn mean?
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.
Where does autumn come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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