autumn

autumn
    n 1: the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the
         fall of 1973" [syn: {fall}, {autumn}]
    

Autumn \Au"tumn\, n. [L. auctumnus, autumnus, perh. fr. a root
   av to satisfy one's self: cf. F. automne. See {Avarice}.]
   1. 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.
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   Note: In England, according to Johnson, autumn popularly
         comprises August, September, and October. In the
         southern hemisphere, the autumn corresponds to our
         spring.
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   2. The harvest or fruits of autumn. --Milton.
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   3. The time of maturity or decline; latter portion; third
      stage.
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            Dr. Preston was now entering into the autumn of the
            duke's favor.                         --Fuller.
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            Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge.
                                                  --Wordsworth.
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29 Moby Thesaurus words for "autumn":
      aestival, arctic, autumnal, boreal, brumal, canicular, equinoctial,
      fall, harvest, harvest home, harvest time, hibernal, hiemal,
      midsummer, midwinter, out of season, seasonal, solstitial, spring,
      springlike, summer, summerlike, summerly, summery, vernal, winter,
      winterlike, wintery, wintry