autumnityn.
/ɔːˈtʌmnᵻti/, U.S. /ɔˈtəmnədi/, /ɑˈtəmnədi/ rare.
The season of autumn. In later use chiefly figurative: the period of life when a person is no longer young; (one's) middle age.
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autumnity1597
1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. iii. i. 52 Thy furnace reekes Hote steams of wine..The drunken draughts of sweet Autumnitie.
1805 W. Perry Synonymous Eng. Dict. Harvest-time, season of harvest, autumnity.
1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 11 Apr. 226/2 I must admit both my autumnity and unmarried status.
1928 Argosy Aug. 13/1 The last word, with its implication of a pathetic kind of autumnity and hopeless spinsterhood, sent a flush of anger into the pale face.
1989 R. Nye Coll. Poems 1955–88 19 You have gone, though your autumnity Remains to vex me in each hip and haw.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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