august
pronunciation
How to pronounce august in British English:
UK [ˈɔːɡəst]
How to pronounce august in American English:
US [ˈɔːɡəst]
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- Adjective:
- of or befitting a lord
- profoundly honored
Word Origin
- August
- August: [OE] The month of August was named by the Romans after their emperor Augustus (63 BC–14 AD). His name was Caius Julius Caesar Octavian, but the Senate granted him the honorary title Augustus in 27 BC. This connoted ‘imperial majesty’, and was a specific use of the adjective augustus ‘magnificent, majestic’ (source of English august [17]); it may derive ultimately from the verb augēre ‘increase’ (from which English gets auction and augment).=> auction, augment
- august (adj.)
- 1660s, from Latin augustus "venerable, majestic, magnificent, noble," probably originally "consecrated by the augurs, with favorable auguries" (see augur (n.)); or else "that which is increased" (see augment).
- August
- eighth month, 1097, from Latin Augustus (mensis), sixth month of the later Roman calendar, renamed from Sextilis in 8 B.C.E. to honor emperor Augustus Caesar, literally "Venerable Caesar" (see august (adj.)). In England, the name replaced native Weodmonað "weed month."
Antonym
Example
- 1. It became a registered trademark in august 1923 .
- 2. Mr layton died of cancer last august .
- 3. Greater mekong countries duly backed the plan in august .
- 4. On august 30th it paid off .
- 5. But on august 29th the calculations changed .