autumnal
Like harvest season
Autumnal means relating to or characteristic of autumn: autumnal colors, autumnal equinox.
The word often carries connotations of decline, melancholy, or late maturity—the waning phase before winter: an autumnal mood, the autumnal years of his career.
It's more literary than simply saying "fall."
Abundance symbol, horn-shaped
- bountyReward for capture
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- reapingCutting crops for collection
- orchardFruit tree plantation
vineyard · pumpkin · gourds · apples · squash · grain · cider · persimmon
Cold sensation or relaxation
cold snap · fleece · bonfire · overcast · woodsmoke · fireside · sweater · layering
Sap-yielding hardwood tree
- oakQuercus genus member
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
- goldElement seventy-nine
- scarletBright orangish-red color
amber · russet · auburn · chestnut · copper · bronze · burgundy · tawny
Decrease gradually
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
- witheringDrying and declining
- dormancySuspended biological activity
decay · falling · shedding · dwindling · twilight · dimming · senescence · browning
Quietly, sadly thoughtful
- reflectiveCasting back light
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
- nostalgicLonging for the past
somber · longing · yearning · poignant · contemplative · elegiac · mournful · transience
Sun crosses celestial midline
- harvest moonFull moon nearest autumn equinox
- OctoberYear's tenth month
- NovemberEleventh month
- ThanksgivingAutumn gratitude holiday
back-to-school · football · migration · acorns · scarecrow · Halloween · Diwali · Sukkot
Ready to eat state
- agedAdvanced in years
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- mellowSoft, ripe, relaxed
- fullnessState of being complete
culmination · seasoned · prime · golden years · vintage · refined · settled · experienced
cornucopia
Abundance symbol, horn-shaped
orchard · vineyard · pumpkin · gourds · apples · squash · grain · cider · persimmon · chestnuts
chill
Cold sensation or relaxation
nippy · cold snap · fleece · bonfire · overcast · woodsmoke · fireside · sweater · layering · morning mist
maple
Sap-yielding hardwood tree
scarlet · amber · russet · auburn · chestnut · copper · bronze · burgundy · tawny · sienna
wane
Decrease gradually
dormancy · decay · falling · shedding · dwindling · twilight · dimming · senescence · browning · composting
pensive
Quietly, sadly thoughtful
- reflectiveCasting back light
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
nostalgic · somber · longing · yearning · poignant · contemplative · elegiac · mournful · transience · fleeting
equinox
Sun crosses celestial midline
- harvest moonFull moon nearest autumn equinox
- OctoberYear's tenth month
- NovemberEleventh month
Thanksgiving · back-to-school · football · migration · acorns · scarecrow · Halloween · Diwali · Sukkot · Michaelmas
ripeness
Ready to eat state
fullness · culmination · seasoned · prime · golden years · vintage · refined · settled · experienced · twilight years
- weather wordssunny, rainy, cloudy, windy, drizzle
- color theorycolor theory, hue, primary colors, secondary colors, saturation
- calendarcalendar, date, day, week, month
- aesthetic vibescozy, dreamy, ethereal, vintage, minimalist
- 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