august

Plural: augusts

Noun

the month following July and preceding September
Alternative form of auguste (“kind of clown”).

Adjective Satellite

of or befitting a lord
- "of august lineage"
profoundly honored

Adj

Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.
Of noble birth.

Verb

To make ripe; ripen.
To bring to realization.

Adjective

Respected and impressive; majestic.

Examples

an august lineage
an august patron of the arts
His play of ’epizootiology’ was an august moment in our Scrabble club’s history.

Origin / Etymology

From French auguste (“noble, stately; august”) or Latin augustus (“majestic, venerable, august; imperial, royal”), from augeō (“to augment, increase; to enlarge, expand, spread”). Doublet of Augustus.

Synonyms

Aug, grand, lordly, revered, venerable

Scrabble Score: 7

august: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
august: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
august: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

august: valid Words With Friends Word