autumns
Leaf-dropping times
Autumns is the plural of autumn, the season between summer and winter when leaves change color and fall.
The plural appears when distinguishing particular years or instances: The autumns of my childhood were filled with apple picking.
Figuratively, autumn suggests decline or late maturity, so autumns can mark repeated periods of waning: the autumns of successive empires.
Tree's photosynthetic organs
- colorsVisual spectrum variations
- redsCrimson-colored things collectively
- orangesRound citrus with segments
- yellowsWarm primary hues
golds · crimsons · maples · oaks · canopies · rustling · falling · drifting
Large orange autumn gourds
- applesRound tree fruit
- squashesCrushes or autumn gourds
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- gourdsHard-rinded fleshy fruits
orchards · cider · hayrides · cornucopias · persimmons · chestnuts · walnuts · cranberries
Refuses or diminishes
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- twilightsPeriods between sunset and night
- maturityFull growth achieved
- mellowingGradually becoming softer
fading · endings · transitions · reflections · nostalgia · bittersweet · melancholy · impermanence
Snappy, firm texture
- coolnessCalm self-possession
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- mistsThin airborne water droplets
- fogsDense low clouds
woodsmoke · bonfires · sweaters · scarves · coziness · twilights · shortening · dusks
Descends or declines
- harvestsCollects mature crops
- equinoxesEqual day and night
- OctobersTenth months, plural
- NovembersEleventh months, plural
Septembers · quarters · transitions · turnings · cycles · passages · intervals · spans
October 31st observances
- DiwalisHindu festivals of lights
- SukkotJewish autumn harvest commemoration
- homecomingsArrivals at one's origin
- harvest festivalsCelebrations of successful reaping
Oktoberfests · Dia de los Muertos · mooncakes · lanterns · celebrations · feasts · gatherings · reunions
leaves
Tree's photosynthetic organs
- colorsVisual spectrum variations
- redsCrimson-colored things collectively
- orangesRound citrus with segments
yellows · golds · crimsons · maples · oaks · canopies · rustling · falling · drifting · carpets
pumpkins
Large orange autumn gourds
gourds · orchards · cider · hayrides · cornucopias · persimmons · chestnuts · walnuts · cranberries · grapes
declines
Refuses or diminishes
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- twilightsPeriods between sunset and night
- maturityFull growth achieved
mellowing · fading · endings · transitions · reflections · nostalgia · bittersweet · melancholy · impermanence · mortality
crispness
Snappy, firm texture
fogs · woodsmoke · bonfires · sweaters · scarves · coziness · twilights · shortening · dusks · overcast
falls
Descends or declines
Novembers · Septembers · quarters · transitions · turnings · cycles · passages · intervals · spans · periods
Halloweens
October 31st observances
- DiwalisHindu festivals of lights
- SukkotJewish autumn harvest commemoration
- homecomingsArrivals at one's origin
harvest festivals · Oktoberfests · Dia de los Muertos · mooncakes · lanterns · celebrations · feasts · gatherings · reunions
autumnssprings
Coils, sources, or leaps
springtimes · summers · Aprils · Mays · Junes
autumnssprings
Coils, sources, or leaps
springtimes · youths · renewals · rebirths · awakenings
- 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