Definition of MONTH

month

Plural: month, months

Noun

  • A period of approximately 30 days or four weeks.
  • one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
    • "he paid the bill last month"
  • a time unit of approximately 30 days
    • "he was given a month to pay the bill"
  • A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
  • A period of 30 days, 31 days, or some alternation thereof.
  • A woman's period; menstrual discharge.

Examples

  • July is my favourite month.
  • Playing Scrabble for a ’MONTH’ straight could certainly sharpen anyone’s skills.
  • We went on holiday for two months.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mon(e)th, from Old English mōnaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs (“month”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably derived from *meh₁- (“measure”) with moon-cycles being used to measure time. Related to moon.

Synonyms

calendar month, month

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

month: valid Words With Friends Word