April

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈeɪprɪl/, /ˈeɪprÉ™l/
• US enPR: āʹprÉ™l, IPA: /ˈeɪprÉ™l/

Origin

From Middle English apprile, re-Latinized from aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis ("of the month of the goddess Venus"), perhaps based on Etruscan Apru, from Ancient Greek Αφροδίτη ("Venus").

Full definition of April

Proper noun

1. The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. Abbreviation: Apr or Apr.
• 1845, Robert Browning, Home-Thoughts From Abroad:Oh, to be in EnglandNow that April’s there
2. ; used since early 20th century.
• 1947, Hilda Laurence, Death of a Doll, page 27:I'm April Hooper. That sounds silly, the April part, but my mother was English and she always said there was nothing prettier than an English April.

Synonyms

• (fourth month) Eastermonth

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Pilar