🇬🇧🇪🇸 autumnal - otoñal : English Lesson

Meaning of "autumnal" ("otoñal"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

“Autumnal” describes anything that reminds you of autumn, the season when leaves turn red, orange, and yellow and start to fall, the air gets cooler, you might wear sweaters, and the days get shorter. If something looks, smells, or feels like that cozy, leafy time of year, it is autumnal.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The smoothie tasted strangely autumnal, and then I realized I had blended in apples, cinnamon, and one dry leaf.

The scarecrow looked extra autumnal after I accidentally gave it a mustache made of orange leaves.

My sandwich had an autumnal vibe because a leaf photobombed it on the plate.

Our classroom felt autumnal when the teacher put up leaf decorations and the fan turned them into a small indoor tornado.

The world gets autumnal because Earth tilts, making days shorter and cooler, which tells trees to stop making green and show off their red, orange, and yellow ‘secret leaf colors.’

She walked through an autumnal park, fingers cold in an autumnal breeze, gathering autumnal leaves into her coat. An autumnal light warmed the bench where she sat, steam from a cup rising into the autumnal air. A boy kicked a pile; the leaves sang under his feet. She smiled, folded her scarf, and felt content.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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