MONTH
What does "MONTH" mean?
One of the twelve named divisions of the year, roughly the time between new moons.
Meanings
- Each of the twelve periods, ranging from 28 to 31 days, into which the calendar year is divided. Her birthday falls in the coldest month of the year.
- A period of about 30 days, or the interval between the same dates of consecutive months. The lease runs for six months from today.
Did you know?
- 'Month' and 'moon' are the same word in disguise: in Old English a 'monath' was literally one cycle of the 'mona', the moon, before fixed calendars cut the tie.
Word origin
From Old English 'monath', directly related to 'mona', the moon - a month was originally one cycle of the moon's phases.
Remember it
MONTH starts with MO, just like MOON - the month was once one full cycle of moonlight.
A little poem
The moon swells and thins -
we sliced its slow breath in twelve
and hung them on walls.
haiku
Wordplay
- Which month has 28 days? All of them - every month has at least 28.
What it teaches
We carved the moon's wandering light into neat boxes on a wall, then forgot the sky we were copying.
Quick facts
What does MONTH mean?
One of the twelve named divisions of the year, roughly the time between new moons.
Is MONTH a valid word?
Yes — MONTH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MONTH?
MONTH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does MONTH come from?
From Old English 'monath', directly related to 'mona', the moon - a month was originally one cycle of the moon's phases.
What can MONTH teach us?
We carved the moon's wandering light into neat boxes on a wall, then forgot the sky we were copying.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.