Autumnal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Autumnal \Au*tum"nal\, a. [L. auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F.
     automnal.]
     1. Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal
        tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits;
        flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant.
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              Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks
              In Vallombrosa.                       --Milton.
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     2. Past the middle of life; in the third stage.
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              An autumnal matron.                   --Hawthorne.
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     {Autumnal equinox}, the time when the sun crosses the
        equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the
        autumnal point.
  
     {Autumnal point}, the point of the equator intersected by the
        ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point
        of Libra.
  
     {Autumnal signs}, the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius,
        through which the sun passes between the autumnal equinox
        and winter solstice.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  autumnal
       adj 1: of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn; "the
              autumnal equinox"; "autumnal fruits" [ant: {wintry}, {vernal},
               {summery}]
       2: characteristic of late maturity verging on decline; "a
          serene autumnal mood"