Novembers
Penultimate calendar months
November is the 11th month of the year, with 30 days.
The first 10 days of November are the last 10 days of the 8th month in the old Roman calendar, when November had 29 days.
The 9th month in the old calendar was September, the 10th was October, and the 11th was December.
Seasons before winters
- fallsDescends or declines
- harvestsCollects mature crops
- frostsIce films or ices
- chillsShivering spells from illness
gray skies · migrations · hibernations · dusks · mists · cold snaps · transitions · decay
Tributes to the departed
- armisticesAgreements to stop fighting
- poppiesFlowering plants, often red
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- commemorationsActs honoring past events
fallen soldiers · cenotaphs · silences · tributes · wreaths · wars · sacrifices · honoring
Prevailing emotional condition
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- somberGravely serious in mood
bleakness · metaphor · symbolism · mortality · transience · poetry · elegiac · nostalgic
Year's twelve parts
- yearsTwelve-month spans
- eleventhsDozen minus one parts
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
anniversaries · birthdays · cycles · recurrences · passages · countdowns · planning · scheduling
autumns
Seasons before winters
chills · gray skies · migrations · hibernations · dusks · mists · cold snaps · transitions · decay · dormancy
memorials
Tributes to the departed
- armisticesAgreements to stop fighting
- poppiesFlowering plants, often red
- veteransFormer armed forces members
commemorations · fallen soldiers · cenotaphs · silences · tributes · wreaths · wars · sacrifices · honoring · tombs
mood
Prevailing emotional condition
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
somber · bleakness · metaphor · symbolism · mortality · transience · poetry · elegiac · nostalgic · wistful
months
Year's twelve parts
deadlines · anniversaries · birthdays · cycles · recurrences · passages · countdowns · planning · scheduling · annual reviews
- November 11Armistice anniversary date
- November RainPrecipitation in late autumn
- November 1989Month the Wall opened
- November 2003Calendar month, early millennium