Indian summer
English
Noun
Indian summer (plural Indian summers)
- a stretch of sunny and warm days during late autumn
- (figuratively) the late autumn of life; a late flowering of activity before old age
Quotations
- 1882: There is sunshine in the face of all — a kind of Indian summer sunshine, infused with the sadness of a coming winter — Gilbert Parker, Pierre And His People, 1882
- 2004: It was a warm night, Indian summer. The whole city seemed to be out of doors. It was like an enormous block party — August Kleinzahler, London Review of Books, 19 Aug 2004
- 2004: This kind of activism is often the hallmark of people in their Indian summer season. Their energy is fueled by a sense of urgency that is lacking in youth. — The Washington Post, 15 June, 2004
Synonyms
- (stretch of warm days in autumn): St. Luke's (little) summer (in October), St Martin's summer (in November)
Translations
a stretch of warm days in autumn
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the late autumn of life
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