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January
Jan·u·ar·y J0016100 (jăn′yo͞o-ĕr′ē)n. pl. Jan·u·ar·ies The first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.
[Middle English Januarie, Jenever, from Old North French Jenever, from Latin Iānuārius (mēnsis), (month) of Janus, from Iānus, Janus; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]January (ˈdʒænjʊərɪ) n, pl -ariesthe first month of the year, consisting of 31 days[C14: from Latin Jānuārius, from adj: (month) of Janus1]Jan•u•ar•y (ˈdʒæn yuˌɛr i)
n., pl. -ar•ies, -ar•ys. the first month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbr.: Jan. [before 1000; Middle English Januari(us), Janiver, Genever, (< Old French Genever), Old English Januarius < Latin, n. use of Jānuārius=Jānu(s) Janus + -ārius -ary] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  January - the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solsticeJanInauguration Day, January 20 - the day designated for inauguration of the United States PresidentGregorian calendar, New Style calendar - the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752New Year's, New Year's Day, January 1 - the first day of the yearMartin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday - observed on the Monday closest to January 15Tet - the New Year in Vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after January 20thJanuary 20, Saint Agnes's Eve - a Christian holy daySolemnity of Mary, January 1 - (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligationEpiphany of Our Lord, January 6, Three Kings' Day, Twelfth day, Epiphany - twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant JesusTwelfth night - eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Noel, Yule, Yuletide - period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6Gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendarmid-January - the middle part of January |
TranslationsJanuary (ˈdʒӕnjuəri) noun the first month of the year, the month following December. 一月 一月January
slower than molasses in JanuaryExceptionally slow or sluggish; not fast at all. This old laptop my dad gave me is a piece of junk. It's slower than molasses in January! Come on, Becky, you're slower than molasses in January back there! Pick up the pace and keep up with the group.See also: January, molasses, slower(as) cold as a welldigger's ass (in January)rude slang Very cold. I am so sick of being cold as a welldigger's ass all winter long—that's why I'm moving to Florida.See also: ass, cold(as) slow as molasses in JanuaryExceptionally slow or sluggish; not fast at all. (The addition of "January," which is among the coldest months in the Northern Hemisphere, serves to intensify the meaning, as molasses is especially viscous in the cold.) This old laptop my dad gave me takes forever booting up, and then it's as slow as molasses in January the whole time I use it! Come on, Becky, you're slow as molasses in January back there! Pick up the pace and keep up with the group.See also: January, molasses, slowIt'll be a long day in January (when something happens).Rur. Something will never happen. (There are fewer hours of daylight in January.) Tom: Maybe this will be the year that Mama treats herself to a nice vacation. Jane: Are you kidding? It'll be a long day in January when she does that! It'll be a long day in January when that car dealer gives an honest price.See also: January, long*slow as molasses in January and slower than molasses in Januaryvery slow-moving. (*Also: as ~.) Can't you get dressed any faster? I declare, you're as slow as molasses in January. The traffic on the way to the concert was slower than molasses in January.See also: January, molasses, slowDecember, May andA marriage between a young and a much older individual. This disparity was called January and May by Chaucer, January standing for the hoary frosts of old age and May for the young breath of spring. In Chaucer’s The Merchant’s Tale the young girl, May, marries January, a baron aged sixty. This fourteenth-century idea was transformed into December and May by the early 1600s (although January and May survived as well). December, of course, is not only cold but also comes at the end of the calendar year and so may provide a better analogy for late in life. “You doe wrong to Time, enforcing May to embrace December,” wrote Thomas Dekker (The Seven Deadly Sinnes of London, 1606). See also: and, mayslow as (slower than) molasses (in January)Extremely dilatory. This simile is American in origin, dates from the midor late nineteenth century, and is a vivid one for anyone who has ever tried to pour cold molasses from one container into another. “He’s slower than molasses,” wrote J. W. McAndrews (Monologue, ca. 1880).See also: molasses, slowJanuary
January: see monthmonth,
in chronology, the conventional period of a lunation, i.e., passage of the moon through all its phases. It is usually computed at approximately 29 or 30 days. For the computation of the month and its harmony with the solar calendar and for the months in others than the
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Related to January: CapricornSynonyms for Januarynoun the first month of the yearSynonymsRelated Words- Inauguration Day
- January 20
- Gregorian calendar
- New Style calendar
- New Year's
- New Year's Day
- January 1
- Martin Luther King Day
- Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday
- Tet
- Saint Agnes's Eve
- Solemnity of Mary
- Epiphany of Our Lord
- January 6
- Three Kings' Day
- Twelfth day
- Epiphany
- Twelfth night
- Christmas
- Christmastide
- Christmastime
- Noel
- Yule
- Yuletide
- Gregorian calendar month
- mid-January
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