august
About 66.03 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.
an august patron of the arts
- adjective Of noble birth.
an august lineage
- verb To make ripe; ripen.
- verb To bring to realization.
- noun Alternative form of auguste (“kind of clown”).
Similar words
grand honorable honourable venerable revered noble lordly aug majestic illustrious
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Word family
August Augusts auguster augustest augustly augustness augustnesses
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