autumnal

«autumnal» in Mova's school dictionary: About autumn, or typical of autumn, like falling leaves… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (autumnal)

meaning for a pupil

About autumn, or typical of autumn, like falling leaves, cool air and orange colours. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in descriptive writing, poems and weather reports. In science, the autumnal equinox is around 22–23 September in the Northern Hemisphere. Phrases: «autumnal colours», «autumnal equinox».

examples

• The trees were full of autumnal colours. tree →
• There was an autumnal chill in the air. tree →
• The autumnal equinox has equal day and night. tree →
• We wrote autumnal poems about leaves. tree →
• An autumnal mist covered the field. tree →
• Her jumper was a warm autumnal orange. tree →

note

Said «aw-TUM-nal» — the n is heard here, though silent in «autumn». In the USA «fall» is common for autumn.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «autumnal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.