AUTUMNAL

autumnal

(adjective) of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn; “the autumnal equinox”; “autumnal fruits”

autumnal

(adjective) characteristic of late maturity verging on decline; “a serene autumnal mood”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

autumnal (comparative more autumnal, superlative most autumnal)

Of or relating to autumn.

Past the middle of life; in the third stage.

Hypernyms

• (of or relating to autumn): seasonal

Coordinate terms

• (pertaining to seasons): spring, vernal; summer (summery), aestival/estival; winter (wintry), hibernal, brumal

Source: Wiktionary

Au*tum"nal, a. Etym: [L. auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F. automnal.]

1. Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits; flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant. Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa. Milton.

2. Past the middle of life; in the third stage. An autumnal matron. Hawthorne. Autumnal equinox, the time when the sun crosses the equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the ~ point.

– ~= point, the point of the equator intersected by the ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point of Libra.

– ~= signs, the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius, through which the sun passes between the ~ equinox and winter solstice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition