adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɔːˈtʌm.nəl/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ɑˈtʌm.nəl/
General-American:/ɔˈtʌm.nəl/without the cot–caught merger
India, North:/ɔːˈʈɐm.nɐl/
India, South:/ˈɔː.ʈɐm.nɐl/
India, South:/ˈɑː.ʈɐm.nɐl/father-bother merger
CMU ARPABET:AO0 T AH1 M N AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to autumn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Past the middle of life; in the third stage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the autumnal equinox
autumnal fruits
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: vernal, summery, wintry
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
characteristic of late maturity verging on decline
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a serene autumnal mood
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin autumnāl(is). By surface analysis, autumn + -al.
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
خَرِيفِيّ
(ḵarīfiyy)
— of or relating to autumn
Arabic:
خريفي
(ḵarīfi)
— of or relating to autumn
Arabic:
خريفي
(ḵrīfi)
— of or relating to autumn
Armenian:
աշնանային
(ašnanayin)
— of or relating to autumn
Belarusian:
восеньскі
(vósjenʹski)
— of or relating to autumn
Belarusian:
асенні
(asjenni)
— of or relating to autumn
Bulgarian:
есенен
(esenen)
— of or relating to autumn
Catalan:
autumnal
— of or relating to autumn
Catalan:
tardorenc
— of or relating to autumn
Cornish:
kynnyavel
— of or relating to autumn
Czech:
podzimní
— of or relating to autumn
Esperanto:
aŭtuna
— of or relating to autumn
Finnish:
syksyinen
— of or relating to autumn
French:
automnal
— of or relating to autumn
Old French:
autumnal
— of or relating to autumn
Galician:
outonal
— of or relating to autumn
Georgian:
შემოდგომის
(šemodgomis)
— of or relating to autumn
Georgian:
საშემოდგომო
(sašemodgomo)
— of or relating to autumn
Georgian:
შემოდგომური
(šemodgomuri)
— of or relating to autumn
German:
Herbst-
— of or relating to autumn
German:
herbstlich
— of or relating to autumn
Greek:
φθινοπωρινός
(fthinoporinós)
— of or relating to autumn
Greek:
φθινοπωριάτικος
(fthinoporiátikos)
— of or relating to autumn
Ancient Greek:
ὀπωρινός
(opōrinós)
— of or relating to autumn
Hebrew:
סתווי
(stávi)
— of or relating to autumn
Hungarian:
őszi
— of or relating to autumn
Hungarian:
őszies
— of or relating to autumn
Icelandic:
haust-
— of or relating to autumn
Icelandic:
haustlegur
— of or relating to autumn
Ido:
autunala
— of or relating to autumn
Ingrian:
syksyin
— of or relating to autumn
Ingrian:
syksylliin
— of or relating to autumn
Irish:
fómharach
— of or relating to autumn
Italian:
autunnale
— of or relating to autumn
Kalmyk:
намрин
(namrin)
— of or relating to autumn
Latin:
autumnalis
— of or relating to autumn
Latvian:
rudens
— of or relating to autumn
Maltese:
ħarifi
— of or relating to autumn
Persian:
پاییزی
(pâyizi)
— of or relating to autumn
Polish:
jesienny
— of or relating to autumn
Portuguese:
outonal
— of or relating to autumn
Romanian:
tomnatic
— of or relating to autumn
Romanian:
de toamnă
— of or relating to autumn
Russian:
осе́нний
(osénnij)
— of or relating to autumn
Serbo-Croatian:
јесенски
— of or relating to autumn
Serbo-Croatian:
jesenski
— of or relating to autumn
Spanish:
otoñal
— of or relating to autumn
Spanish:
autumnal
— of or relating to autumn
Swedish:
höstlig
— of or relating to autumn
Swedish:
höst-
— of or relating to autumn
Swedish:
höstlik
— of or relating to autumn
Ugaritic:
𐎃𐎗𐎔𐎐𐎚
(ḫrpnt)
— of or relating to autumn
Ukrainian:
осі́нній
(osínnij)
— of or relating to autumn