Noun

1. a stretch of sunny and warm days during late autumn
2. the late autumn of life; a late flowering of activity before old age

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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