autumn
Leaves change then
Autumn is the season between summer and winter, when temperatures cool and deciduous trees shed their leaves.
In North America, *fall* is the more common term; *autumn* sounds slightly more formal or literary.
The word extends to periods of decline or maturity: the autumn of her career, an autumn romance.
As an adjective: autumn leaves, autumn colors.
Cutting crops for collection
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- bountyReward for capture
- orchardFruit tree plantation
vineyard · yield · wheat · barley · corn · pumpkin · squash · apple
Tree's photosynthetic organs
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- oakQuercus genus member
- redPrimary color, warm
- orangeCitrus with segments
yellow · gold · crimson · amber · russet · bronze · colorful · fallen
Movement to new territory
- hibernationProlonged winter dormancy
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- acornCapped seed from oaks
- chestnutOverused joke or edible nut
gourd · pinecone · mushroom · cider · cranberry · persimmon · quince · geese
To make different
- declineDecrease or refuse
- waneDecrease gradually
- shiftMovement or work period
- agingGrowing older over time
twilight · senescence · metamorphosis · melancholy · nostalgia · fleeting · impermanence · bittersweet
October 31st festival
- ThanksgivingAutumn gratitude holiday
- OktoberfestMassive Bavarian brewing celebration
- harvest festivalAutumn event thanking for crops
- Día de los MuertosMexican festival for ancestors
Sukkot · Diwali · bonfire night · costume · feast · turkey · parade · carnival
Firm and breakable
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- briskQuick and invigorating
- nippyUnpleasantly cold
- coolCalm or fashionable
frosty · breezy · refreshing · temperate · mild · dewy · invigorating · sweater
Half academic year
- back-to-schoolReturning to classes
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- textbooksEducational reference volumes
- universityHigher education institution
college · campus · homecoming · midterms · freshman · syllabus · lectures · study
reaping
Cutting crops for collection
orchard · vineyard · yield · wheat · barley · corn · pumpkin · squash · apple · threshing
leaves
Tree's photosynthetic organs
orange · yellow · gold · crimson · amber · russet · bronze · colorful · fallen · canopy
migration
Movement to new territory
- hibernationProlonged winter dormancy
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- acornCapped seed from oaks
chestnut · gourd · pinecone · mushroom · cider · cranberry · persimmon · quince · geese · squirrel
change
To make different
aging · twilight · senescence · metamorphosis · melancholy · nostalgia · fleeting · impermanence · bittersweet · reflection
Halloween
October 31st festival
- ThanksgivingAutumn gratitude holiday
- OktoberfestMassive Bavarian brewing celebration
- harvest festivalAutumn event thanking for crops
Día de los Muertos · Sukkot · Diwali · bonfire night · costume · feast · turkey · parade · carnival · celebration
crisp
Firm and breakable
cool · frosty · breezy · refreshing · temperate · mild · dewy · invigorating · sweater · layers
semester
Half academic year
- back-to-schoolReturning to classes
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- textbooksEducational reference volumes
university · college · campus · homecoming · midterms · freshman · syllabus · lectures · study · freshmen
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
- Seasonal Motifsfall, spring flowers, springtime, summer, summertime
- seasonssummer, winter, spring, fall, summertime
- British Englishaluminium, aubergine, behaviour, biscuit, bonnet
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- calendarscalendar, calendar day, calendar year, calendar month, lunar calendar
autumnspring
Recoiling metal spiral
springtime · spring equinox · March · April · May
autumnyouth
State of being immature
adolescence · beginning · dawn · childhood · infancy
autumnspring
Recoiling metal spiral
rebirth · renewal · blossoming · flourishing · bloom
- autumn leavesDeciduous trees' seasonal shedding
- autumn colorsSeasonal leaf pigmentation
- autumn leafDeciduous tree's seasonal drop
- autumn harvestSeasonal gathering of crops
- late autumn
- autumn foliageColorful dying leaves
autumns, autumnal, autumn leaves, autumn foliage, mid-autumn, autumn equinox