August Definition

ô-gŭst
adjective
auguster, augustest
Respected and dignified.
The august presence of the monarch.
American Heritage
Inspiring awe and reverence; imposing and magnificent.
Webster's New World
Worthy of respect because of age and dignity, high position, etc.; venerable.
Webster's New World

Noble, venerable, majestic, awe-inspiring, often of the highest social class (sometimes used ironically).

An august patron of the arts.
Wiktionary
Of noble birth.
August lineage.
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Antonyms:
noun
The eighth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
American Heritage
A masculine name.
Webster's New World
The eighth month of the year, having 31 days.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • aug
  • hot summer
  • worst of a long
  • height of a long
  • driest season
  • hottest season
  • vacation time
  • harvest-time
  • midsummer
  • eighth month
verb
To make ripe.
Wiktionary
To bring to realisation.
Wiktionary
pronoun

The eighth month of the Gregorian calendar, following July and preceding September. Abbreviation: Aug or Aug.

Wiktionary
A female given name derived from the month (rare modern usage).
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A male given name.
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Other Word Forms of August

Noun

Singular:
august
Plural:
augusts

Adjective

Base Form:
august
Comparative:
auguster
Superlative:
augustest

Origin of August

  • Early Middle English August(us), re-Latinized from Old English Agustus, from Late Latin Agustus, from Latin augustus (“month of August”), from the agnomen Augustus (“venerable”) of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, possibly from either Old Latin *augos, increase, from Proto-Indo-European base *aug-, to increase; or Latin avis (“bird”), referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails, from Proto-Indo-European *awi-, bird; + Latin garrire (“to chatter”), from Proto-Indo-European base *gar-/*ger-, to cry, of imitative origin

    From Wiktionary

  • In some cases a month name from English. In other cases inspired by the common German given name August, from Latin Augustus.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English from Latin (mēnsis) Augustus (month) of Augustus after Augustus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin augustus (“majestic, venerable”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin augustus aug- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From August

    From Wiktionary

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