autumnal

1. 1.

   of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn

   “the autumnal equinox”

   “autumnal fruits”

   Antonymswintryvernalsummery

   Similarautumn-floweringlate-ripening
2. 2.

   characteristic of late maturity verging on decline

   “a serene autumnal mood”

   Similarmature

Questions about autumnal

What does autumnal mean?

autumnal means "of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in autumnal?

autumnal has 3 syllables: au-tum-nal. The stress falls on "tum". In IPA it is /ɔˈtʌmnəl/.

What is the opposite of autumnal?

The recorded antonyms are wintry, vernal, summery.

Is autumnal a common word?

autumnal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.