Autumnal vs. Autumn — What's the Difference?

Characteristic of the late stages of an event or period.

A period of maturation or fruition.

Having qualities associated with the end or decline of something.

A time characterized by a decrease in daylight.

Resembling the fall season in appearance or atmosphere.

The third season of the year, following summer.

Pertaining to the latter part of life or maturity.

The season associated with harvest and preparation for winter.

Occurring in or typical of the fall season.

Often used metaphorically to represent maturity or the latter stages of something.

Autumnal is the seventh full-length album by the Spanish power metal band Dark Moor. The recording of this album was announced in early 2008, with constant updates posted on their website since then.

Autumn, also known as fall in North American English, is one of the four temperate seasons. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere), when the duration of daylight becomes noticeably shorter and the temperature cools considerably.

The season of the year between summer and winter, during which the weather becomes cooler and many plants become dormant, extending in the Northern Hemisphere from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice and popularly considered to include the months of September, October, and November; fall. In the Southern Hemisphere autumn includes March, April, and May.

The season after summer and before winter, in the northern hemisphere from September to November and in the southern hemisphere from March to May

A period of maturity verging on decline.

The season of the year between summer and winter, during which the weather becomes cooler and many plants become dormant, extending in the Northern Hemisphere from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice and popularly considered to include the months of September, October, and November; fall. In the Southern Hemisphere autumn includes March, April, and May.

Relating to or occurring in autumn

A period of maturity verging on decline.

Grown during the season of autumn

Relating to or occurring in autumn

Of or relating to autumn.

Grown during the season of autumn

Past the middle of life; in the third stage.

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.

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.

The time period when someone or something is past its prime.

Past the middle of life; in the third stage.

(fashion) A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.

Of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn;

Of or relating to autumn; autumnal

Characteristic of late maturity verging on decline;

(intransitive) To spend the autumn (in a particular place).

To undergo the changes associated with autumn, such as leaves changing color and falling from trees.

The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called "the fall." Astronomically, it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter solstice, about December 23; but in popular language, autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and November.

The harvest or fruits of autumn.

The time of maturity or decline; latter portion; third stage.

The season when the leaves fall from the trees;

Yes, it can describe the late stages of life, events, or periods, reflecting maturity or nearing an end.

The weather cools down and becomes milder compared to summer.

"Autumnal" is an adjective related to the qualities of the season, whereas "autumn" is the noun denoting the season itself.

Days become shorter and nights longer during autumn.

Many trees lose their leaves, and the foliage changes color.

Fall, harvest season.

Yes, it can metaphorically describe anything in a late or mature phase.

It describes characteristics or events typical of autumn, often used to convey a sense of maturity or change.

Crops like apples, pumpkins, and corn are typically harvested in autumn.

Events like Halloween and Thanksgiving are celebrated in autumn.

The changing environment and the end of the year make it a time for reflection and preparation.