Definition of "august" in English

adjective

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

   • an august patron of the arts

2. Of noble birth.

   • an august lineage

verb

1. (obsolete, rare) To make ripe; ripen.

2. (obsolete, rare) To bring to realization.

noun

1. Alternative form of auguste (“kind of clown”).