Authoritative vs August - What's the difference?
authoritative | august | Related terms |
Arising or originating from a figure of authority
Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
Having a commanding style.
Noble, venerable, majestic, awe-inspiring, often of the highest social class (sometimes used ironically).
Of noble birth.
Authoritative is a related term of august.
As an adjective authoritative
is arising or originating from a figure of authority.As a proper noun august is
the eighth month of the gregorian calendar, following july and preceding september abbreviation: aug' or ' or august can be .authoritative
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron.
- This book is the world's most authoritative guide to insect breeding habits.
- He instructed us in that booming, authoritative voice of his.
Synonyms
* (highly accurate) definitive; precise, proper * (from a position of authority) of recordDerived terms
* authoritatively * authoritativenessaugust
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
(en-adj)- an august patron of the arts
- august lineage
