august
/ɔˈɡʌst/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.10 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
noun
Alternative form of auguste (“kind of clown”).
name
The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.
name
A male given name from Latin.
Example Sentences
- "an august patron of the arts"
- "In the book of Pſalms there are many things ſaid of David, which ſeem capable of a much auguſter ſenſe than can be pretended to be anſwered by any thing that befel himſelf."
- "[W]e shall not, I think, be able to find language which can convey in few words more fully the idea we should always have impressed on our minds of the august character of our Lord, than the expression, "the word of life.""
- "The commands of the august sovereign are the imperial commands, or the phœnix (the incomparable) mandate."
- "—Inconsciously to the augustest end / Thou hast arisen: second not in rank / So much as time, to him who first ordained / That Florence, thou art to destroy, should be— […]"
- "The foolish dog […] flew at the cat, who in her fright and consternation took refuge behind the screen of the breakfast-room where his Majesty then was. The Mikado was greatly shocked and agitated. He took the cat into his august bosom, and summoning the chamberlain Tadataka, gave orders that Okinamaro should have a good thrashing and be banished to Dog Island at once."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɔˈɡʌst/
- British English: /ɔːˈɡʌst/
Usage
Inflected Forms
auguster (comparative)
more august (comparative)
augustest (superlative)
most august (superlative)
augusts (present, singular)
augusting (participle, present)
augusted (participle, past)
augusted (past)
augusts (plural)
Aug (alternative, abbreviation)
Aug. (alternative, abbreviation)
Aguste (alternative, obsolete)