autumn: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with A · ends with N
Meaning of autumn
noun
- countable, uncountable
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.
Example: autumn leaves
- broadly, countable, uncountable
The time period when someone or something is past its prime.
- countable, uncountable
A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.
Listed forms: autumns, autum.
Source: Wiktionary — autumn.
verb
- intransitive
To spend the autumn (in a particular place).
- ambitransitive
To (cause to) undergo the changes associated with autumn, such as leaves changing color and falling from trees.
Listed forms: autumns, autumning, autumned, autum.
Source: Wiktionary — autumn.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for autumn.
noun
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is autumn in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of autumn
A(1) + U(1) + T(1) + U(1) + M(3) + N(1) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of autumn
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from autumn
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