单词 | autumnal |
释义 | autumnal (once / 2688 pages) 1adj 2adj Anything autumnal has to do with autumn: the fall season. Pumpkins are a popular autumnal food. This word has to do with anything related to or associated with autumn. Sweater weather is autumnal. Pumpkin spice tea is autumnal. Leaves changing colors are autumnal. Halloween is an autumnal holiday. If you feel a chill in the air in August, you could say that's a sign of autumnal weather coming. Because of the mild weather, many people enjoy autumnal weather more than any other season's weather. WORD FAMILYautumnal: autumnally+/autumn: autumnal, autumns USAGE EXAMPLESI use red leaf for its autumnal hue and yielding crispness, but green leaf, kale, spinach or escarole would also work well. Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016) The Giants are comfortable with long shadows and autumnal chill; this is their time of the year. New York Times(Oct 12, 2016) For instance, when she was developing the Molasses Pumpkin Streusel Bars in October, autumnal flavors and textures were the starting point. Washington Post(Dec 05, 2016) 1 adj of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn 2the autumnal equinox autumnal fruits Syn|Ant autumn-blooming, autumn-flowering, fall-blooming, fall-flowering, late-blooming, late-flowering of plants that bloom during the autumn late-ripeningof plants that ripen in the fall vernal of or characteristic of or occurring in spring summerybelonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer wintery, wintrycharacteristic of or occurring in winter early-blooming, early-flowering, late-spring-blooming, spring-blooming, spring-floweringof plants that bloom during the spring aestival, estival(rare) of or occurring in summer summer-blooming, summer-floweringof plants that bloom during the summer brumal, hibernal, hiemalcharacteristic of or relating to winter winter-blooming, winter-floweringof plants that bloom during the winter adj characteristic of late maturity verging on decline a serene autumnal mood Syn mature characteristic of maturity |
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