What is another word for the Fall?

Pronunciation: [ðə fˈɔːl] (IPA)

The Fall is a common phrase used to describe the season of autumn. However, there are a variety of synonyms that can be used instead of this phrase. For example, autumn, harvest season, or even the leaf-peeping season. Additionally, some synonyms focus on the changes that take place during this time, such as the transformation season or the changing of the leaves. Others focus on the cooler weather, such as the chill season or sweater weather. No matter which synonym is used, they all define this time of year as a time of transition, beauty, and preparation for the winter ahead.

What are the hypernyms for The fall?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with The fall

  • It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified.
    Gilbert K. Chesterton
  • We are separated from God on two sides; the Fall separates us from Him, the Tree of Life separates Him from us.
    Franz Kafka
  • The Incarnation is the medicine of the soul, undoing the Fall and bringing man to the Tree of Life, and the office of a priest is to administer this medicine in the sacraments.
    Arthur Middleton
  • Throughout history no one has suffered more than God. He has suffered because his own children fell away from him. Ever since the Fall, God has been working tirelessly for the restoration of mankind. People do not know this brokenhearted aspect of God.
    Sun Myung Moon
  • It is not funny that anything else should fall down only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh Because it is a gravely religious matter it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd for only man can be dignified.
    Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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