august

1. 1.

   the month following July and preceding September

   SynonymsAug

   BroaderGregorian calendar month

   Part ofGregorian calendar

   PartsAssumptionDormitionmid-August

Other forms of august

plural

augusts·

comparative

auguster·

superlative

augustest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about august

What does august mean?

august means "of or befitting a lord". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in august?

august has 2 syllables: au-gust. The stress falls on "au". In IPA it is /ˈɑɡəst/.

What is another word for august?

Close synonyms include grand, lordly, revered, venerable, Aug. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is august a common word?

august is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.