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Au·gust A0520900 (ô′gəst)n. The eighth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.
[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin (mēnsis) Augustus, (month) of Augustus, after Augustus.]
au·gust A0520800 (ô-gŭst′)adj. Respected and dignified: the august presence of the monarch. See Synonyms at grand.
[Latin augustus; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]
au·gust′ly adv.au·gust′ness n.august (ɔːˈɡʌst) adj1. dignified or imposing: an august presence. 2. of noble birth or high rank: an august lineage. [C17: from Latin augustus; related to augēre to increase] auˈgustly adv auˈgustness n
August (ˈɔːɡəst) nthe eighth month of the year, consisting of 31 days[Old English, from Latin, named after the emperor Augustus]au•gust (ɔˈgʌst)
adj. 1. inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic. 2. venerable; eminent: an august personage. [1655–65; < Latin augustus sacred, grand, akin to augēre to increase. See eke1] au•gust′ly, adv. au•gust′ness, n. Au•gust (ˈɔ gəst)
n. the eighth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbr.: Aug. [before 1100; Middle English, Old English Agustus < Latin Augustus (after Augustus Caesar)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  August - the month following July and preceding SeptemberAugGregorian 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 1752Assumption of Mary, August 15, Assumption - celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox ChurchDormition, Feast of Dormition - celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15thGregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendarmid-August - the middle part of August | | Adj. | 1. |  august - of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"lordly, grandnoble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth" | | 2. |  august - profoundly honored; "revered holy men"revered, venerablehonourable, honorable - worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" |
augustadjective noble, great, kingly, grand, excellent, imposing, impressive, superb, distinguished, magnificent, glorious, splendid, elevated, eminent, majestic, dignified, regal, stately, high-ranking, monumental, solemn, lofty, exalted the august surroundings of the Liberal Clubaugustadjective1. Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent:baronial, grand, grandiose, imposing, lordly, magnific, magnificent, majestic, noble, princely, regal, royal, splendid, stately, sublime, superb.2. Raised to or occupying a high position or rank:elevated, exalted, grand, high-ranking, lofty.TranslationsAugust (ˈoːgəst) noun the eighth month of the year. 八月 八月
august (oːˈgast) adjective full of nobility and dignity. 高尚威嚴的 威严的，令人敬畏的 August
August: 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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Synonyms for Augustadj nobleSynonyms- noble
- great
- kingly
- grand
- excellent
- imposing
- impressive
- superb
- distinguished
- magnificent
- glorious
- splendid
- elevated
- eminent
- majestic
- dignified
- regal
- stately
- high-ranking
- monumental
- solemn
- lofty
- exalted
Synonyms for Augustadj large and impressive in size, scope, or extentSynonyms- baronial
- grand
- grandiose
- imposing
- lordly
- magnific
- magnificent
- majestic
- noble
- princely
- regal
- royal
- splendid
- stately
- sublime
- superb
adj raised to or occupying a high position or rankSynonyms- elevated
- exalted
- grand
- high-ranking
- lofty
Synonyms for Augustnoun the month following July and preceding SeptemberSynonymsRelated Words- Gregorian calendar
- New Style calendar
- Assumption of Mary
- August 15
- Assumption
- Dormition
- Feast of Dormition
- Gregorian calendar month
- mid-August
adj of or befitting a lordSynonymsRelated Wordsadj profoundly honoredSynonymsRelated Words |