different between autumnity vs autumn

English

Noun

autumnity (uncountable)

1. autumn
2. middle age

English

Etymology

From Middle English autumpne, from Old French automne, from Latin autumnus.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ô?t?m
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /???t?m/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /??t?m/, [?????m], [???m?]
• Rhymes: -??t?m
• Hyphenation: au?tumn

Noun

autumn (countable and uncountable, plural autumns)

1. Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves; typically regarded as being from September 24 to December 22 in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.
2. (by extension) The time period when someone or something is past its prime.
3. (fashion) A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.

Usage notes

Note that season names are not capitalized in modern English unless at the beginning of a sentence, for example, I can't wait for spring to arrive. Exceptions occur when the season is personified, as in Old Man Winter, is used as part of a name, as in the Winter War, or is used as a given name, as in Summer Glau. This is in contrast to the days of the week and months of the year, which are always capitalized (Thursday or September).

Synonyms

• (season): (US, Canada) fall, (UK dialect) harvest, (UK dialect) back end.
• (time when past prime): decline.

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Adjective

autumn (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to autumn; autumnal

   • Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.

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See also

• Indian summer