august

adj

1. Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.

   “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— […]”

2. Of noble birth.

   “an august lineage”

   “A branch of the house of Lorraine, in comparison with which even the royal race of Capet was mean, the Guises traced back their august lineage through a long line of warrior princes to the Imperial figure of Charlemagne.”

verb

1. (obsolete, rare)To make ripe; ripen.
2. (obsolete, rare)To bring to realization.

   “By divine science and cœlestial art / He for the cause of the dear nations toiled, / And augusted man's heavenly hopes that so, / […] / he might, by awful rites / […] / Adhæsion with Divinity achieve.”

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of auguste (“kind of clown”).

name

1. The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.

   “Holonyms: calendar year; year”

   “The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…].”

   “Trump’s July 8 announcement of a 50% tariff on copper imports beginning August 1 sent prices surging 13% in one day, up to a record high of $5.69 per pound.”

2. (archaic)A female given name from English derived from the month (of birth).

   “August, Charis named her, because that's when she was born. Warm breezes, baby powder, languorous heat, the smell of mown hay. Such a soft name. Too soft for her daughter, who has added an a. Augusta, she is now — a very different resonance. Marble statues, Roman noses, tight-lipped commanding mouths.”

   “AUGUST[ 2017]: [Mark] Zuckerberg and [Priscilla] Chan's second daughter, August, is born.”

3. A male given name from Latin.

   “Thirteen year old August is the eldest; he begins to pull the kite downward. Like his sister and brother, June and July, he has been named after the month in which he was born.”

4. A surname from Latin.
5. A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.