month

noun

ˈmən(t)th 

plural months ˈmən(t)s 

ˈmən(t)ths

1

: a measure of time corresponding nearly to the period of the moon's revolution and amounting to approximately 4 weeks or 30 days or 1/12 of a year

2

months plural : an indefinite usually extended period of time

He has been gone for months.

3

: one ninth of the typical duration of human pregnancy

She was in her eighth month.

see also:

a month of Sundays of the month

Synonyms of month

• forever
• long
• age

Examples of month in a Sentence

July is my favorite month.

It was hard to keep warm in the cabin during the winter months.

the merry month of May

I saw her last month and I'll see her again next month.

The price sometimes changes dramatically from one month to the next.

He was gone for a month.

She was back to work a month after the accident.

He's been gone for months.

I haven't talked to her in months.

Recent Examples on the Web

And less than three months into my tenure I was promoted to shift supervisor—no higher education required. —Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026

Encinitas is planning to ramp up enforcement actions against them in the coming months, city employees said. —Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026

With the third-year pro also coming off a subpar 2025 campaign, Wells’ offensive capabilities have been the subject of questioning in recent weeks and months. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026

Jacas helps fill a major need for the Patriots, who lost K’Lavon Chaisson, their top pass rusher, in free agency last month. —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English mōnath; akin to Old High German mānōd month, Old English mōna moon

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing month

• a month of Sundays
• lunar month
• month after month
• month by month
• month's mind
• of the month
• sidereal month
• synodic month
• with each passing month

Kids Definition

month

noun

ˈmən(t)th 

plural months ˈmən(t)s 

ˈmən(t)ths

: one of the 12 parts into which the year is divided