Autumnal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn

characteristic of late maturity verging on decline

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɪkˌɪsməl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːtʌmnəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːtʌmnəl/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɪkˌɪsməl/.

Examples

the autumnal equinox
autumnal fruits
a serene autumnal mood

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

wintry summery vernal

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn “the autumnal equinox”
adjective	characteristic of late maturity verging on decline “a serene autumnal mood”

Word Forms

autumn

noun

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

herbstlich

von oder charakteristisch für oder auftretend im Herbst

🇫🇷French

automnal

de ou caractéristique de ou se produisant en automne

🇪🇸Spanish

otoñal

de o característico de o que ocurre en otoño

🇮🇹Italian

autunnale

di o caratteristico o che si verifica in autunno

🇳🇱Dutch

herfst-

van of kenmerkend voor of voorkomend in de herfst

🇵🇹Portuguese

outonal

de ou característico de ou ocorrendo no outono

🇷🇺Russian

осенний

или характерен или происходит осенью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शरत्काल का

शरद ऋतु का या उसकी विशेषता या घटित होने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

শরৎকাল

শরত্কালে বা ঘটমান এর বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

இலையுதிர் காலம்

இலையுதிர்காலத்தில் ஏற்படும் அல்லது சிறப்பியல்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

శరదృతువు

శరదృతువులో సంభవించే లేదా లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

शरद ऋतूतील

चे किंवा वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण किंवा शरद ऋतूतील घडणारे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાનખર

ની અથવા લાક્ષણિકતા અથવા પાનખરમાં થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶರತ್ಕಾಲದ

ಶರತ್ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശരത്കാലം

ശരത്കാലത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംഭവിക്കുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਤਝੜ

ਦੀ ਜਾਂ ਪਤਝੜ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خزاں

کی یا خزاں میں ہونے والی یا اس کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

秋天的

秋季的、秋季的特征或秋季发生的

🇯🇵Japanese

秋の

秋の、秋に特徴的な、または秋に起こる

🇰🇷Korean

가을의

가을의 특징 또는 가을에 발생하는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mùa thu

thuộc, đặc điểm của hoặc xảy ra vào mùa thu

🇹🇭Thai

ฤดูใบไม้ร่วง

ของหรือลักษณะหรือเกิดขึ้นในฤดูใบไม้ร่วง

🇮🇩Indonesian

musim gugur

dari atau karakteristik atau terjadi di musim gugur

🇵🇭Filipino

taglagas

ng o katangian ng o nagaganap sa taglagas

🇲🇾Malay

musim luruh

daripada atau ciri atau berlaku pada musim luruh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خريفي

من أو مميزة أو تحدث في الخريف

🇮🇷Persian

پاییزی

از یا ویژگی یا رخ دادن در پاییز

🇹🇷Turkish

sonbahar

sonbaharda meydana gelen veya sonbaharda meydana gelen

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְתָוִי

של או מאפיין או מתרחש בסתיו

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