august

au·gust

adjective \ȯ-ˈgəst, ˈȯ-(ˌ)gəst\

Definition of AUGUST

: marked by majestic dignity or grandeur <her august lineage>

— au·gust·ly adverb

— au·gust·ness \ȯ-ˈgəs(t)-nəs, ˈȯ-(ˌ)gəs(t)-\ noun

Examples of AUGUST

1. We visited their august mansion and expansive grounds.
2. The family claims an august lineage.

Origin of AUGUST

Latin augustus; akin to Latin augur

First Known Use: 1581

Related to AUGUST

Synonyms

dignified, distingué, distinguished, imposing, portly, solemn, staid, stately

Antonyms

flighty, frivolous, giddy, goofy, silly, undignified

Related Words

decorous, proper, seemly; grave, grim, po-faced [British], sober, somber (or sombre); aristocratic, elegant, elevated, handsome, lordly, magisterial, majestic, noble

Near Antonyms

coarse, crass, crude, improper, indecent, uncouth, unseemly, vulgar

Rhymes with AUGUST

adjust, adust, blind trust, bloodlust, brain trust, combust, degust, disgust, distrust, encrust, entrust, in trust, leaf rust, mistrust, moondust, piecrust, robust, sawdust, stardust, unjust, upthrust

Au·gust

noun \ˈȯ-gəst\

Definition of AUGUST

: the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar

Examples of AUGUST

1. We are taking our vacation in August.
2. The last two Augusts have been very dry.

Origin of AUGUST

Middle English, from Old English, from Latin Augustus, from Augustus Caesar

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Calendar Terms

antedate, estival, gloaming, luster, sesquicentennial