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august¹
- /ɔːˈɡʌst/ UK
- /ɔˈɡʌst/ US
- /ə-/ US
- /ɑˈɡʌst/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ʌst
Where it comes from
From French auguste (“noble, stately; august”) or Latin augustus (“majestic, venerable, august; imperial, royal”), from augeō (“to augment, increase; to enlarge, expand, spread”). Doublet of August and Augustus.
adjective auguster · more august · augustest · most august
- Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable. an august patron of the arts
- Of noble birth. an august lineage
august²
- /ɔːˈɡʌst/ UK
- /ɔˈɡʌst/ US
- /ə-/ US
- /ɑˈɡʌst/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ʌst
Where it comes from
From August.
verb augusts · augusting · augusted
- To make ripe; ripen.
- To bring to realization. By divine science and cœlestial art / He for the cause of the dear nations toiled, / And augusted man's heavenly hopes that so, / […] / he might, by awful rites / […] / Adhæsion with Divinity achieve.
august³
- /ɔːˈɡʌst/ UK
- /ɔˈɡʌst/ US
- /ə-/ US
- /ɑˈɡʌst/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ʌst
noun augusts
- Alternative form of auguste (“kind of clown”).
August⁴
- /ˈɔː.ɡəst/ UK
- /ˈɔ.ɡəst/ US
- /ˈɔ.ɡɪst/ US
- /ˈɑ.ɡəst/ cot caught merger
Where it comes from
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-Italic *augos, from Proto-Indo-European base *h₂ewg- (“to increase”); or Latin avis (“bird”), referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails + garrīre (“to chatter”). Doublet of august and Augustus.
proper noun Augusts · Aug · Aug. · AUG · Aguste · Augost
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The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.
Holonyms: calendar year; year
Similar: Eighth Month
- A female given name from English derived from the month (of birth). August, Charis named her, because that's when she was born. Warm breezes, baby powder, languorous heat, the smell of mown hay. Such a soft name. Too soft for her daughter, who has added an a. Augusta, she is now — a very different resonance. Marble statues, Roman noses, tight-lipped commanding mouth
August⁵
Where it comes from
In some cases a month name from English. In other cases inspired by the common German given name August, from Latin Augustus.
proper noun
- A male given name from Latin. Thirteen year old August is the eldest; he begins to pull the kite downward. Like his sister and brother, June and July, he has been named after the month in which he was born.
- A surname from Latin.
- A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: grand, honorable, honourable, venerable, revered, noble, lordly, aug, majestic, illustrious, distinguished, serene, auguste, solemn, father, march
Translations
Every language
adj awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable
| Español | majestuoso, augusto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 威嚴的 /威严的 wēiyán de, 威風凜凜的 /威风凛凛的 wēifēnglǐnlǐn de |
| Português | augusto, majestoso, nobre |
| Français | auguste |
| Deutsch | illuster |
| Русский | вели́чественный velíčestvennyj, велича́вый veličávyj, ца́рственный cárstvennyj, августе́йший avgustéjšij |
adj of noble birth
| Español | noble, hidalgo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 出身顯赫的 /出身显赫的 chūshēn xiǎnhè de, 高貴的 /高贵的 gāoguì de, 尊貴的 /尊贵的 zūnguì de |
| Português | augusto, nobre, fidalgo |
| Français | auguste |
| Русский | благоро́дный blagoródnyj |
name eighth month of the Gregorian calendar
| Español | agosto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 팔월 parwol |
| 日本語 | 八月 hachigatsu, 葉月 hazuki |
| 中文 | 八月 bāyuè, 8月 bāyuè |
| हिन्दी | अगस्त agast |
| Kiswahili | Agosti |
| Português | agosto |
| Français | août, aout |
| Deutsch | August, Ernting |
| Italiano | agosto |
| Ελληνικά | Αύγουστος Ávgoustos |
| Română | august, gustar popular, măsălar popular |
| Русский | а́вгуст ávgust |
| Tiếng Việt | tháng tám |
| العربية | أَغُسْطُس ʔaḡusṭus, آب ʔāb |
| עברית | אוגוסט \ אוֹגוּסְט ogúst |
Talk about this word "august." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/august. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. august. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/august "august." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/august.Cite this
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