april

Definition of april in English English dictionary: A female given name for somebody born in April; used since early 20th century
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.; The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. Abbreviation: Apr or Apr
Now that April's there.; {i} fourth month of the Gregorian calendar; Brochures; {i} female first name; family name; Fig; With reference to April being the month in which vegetation begins to put forth, the variableness of its weather, etc; The fourth month of the year; {n} a month, the fourth mnonth of the year; the month following March and preceding May; n April 2 n bulan April; April is the fourth month of the year in the Western calendar. The changes will be introduced in April They were married on 7 April 1927 at Paddington Register Office. the fourth month of the year, between March and May next/last April (avrill, from Aprilis, perhaps from Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love); Diamond; Diamond CZ, Clear Quartz Clear; 4/1 2: 19 PM 11 Aries 4/16 2: 36 PM 26 degree Aries/Libra; n [ME April, Averil, Aperil, fr L Aprilis, perh fr Gk Aphro, short for Aphrodite] : the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar January n [ME Januarie, fr L Januarius, 1st month of Roman year, fr Janus the two-faced god of beginnings] : the first month of our calendar year March n [ME, fr OF, fr L martius of Mars, fr Mars the Roman war god] : the third month of our calendar year May n [ME, fr OE & L; OF mai, fr L Maius, fr Maia Maia, mother of Hermes] : the fifth month of our calendar year
April Fool's Day: Alternative spelling of April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day: The first day in April, when tricks and practical jokes are traditionally played
April fool: A practical joke played on April Fools' Day
April fool: A person subjected to a practical joke on April Fools' Day. Often used as an exclamation upon revealing the joke
APRIL FOOL, Any one imposed on, or sent on a bootless errand on the first of April, on which day it is the custom among the lower people, children, and servants, by dropping empty papers carefully doubled up, sending persons on absurd messages, and such like contrivances, to impose on every one they can, and then to salute them with the title of April-fool.
April fooler: A prankster on April Fool's Day
April fools: plural form of April fool
April gentleman: a newly married man
April gentlemen: plural form of April gentleman
April showers bring May flowers: By extension, that a period of discomfort can provide the basis for a period of happiness
April showers bring May flowers: April, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers will bloom because of the water provided to them by the April rains
April-fool: To prank on April Fool's Day
April Fool: An April Fool is a trick that is played on April Fool's Day. someone who is tricked on April Fools' Day, or the trick that is played on them
April Fool's Day: April Fool's Day is the 1st of April, the day on which people traditionally play tricks on each other
April Fool's Day: {i} day on the first of April when friends and family play jokes on one another; April 1st marked typically by playing practical jokes
April Fools' Day: April 1, celebrated in various countries, including the United States and Great Britain, and marked by the playing of practical jokes. Also called All Fools' Day. All 'Fools' Day April 1st, a day when people play tricks on each other. or All Fools' Day First day of April, named for the custom of playing practical jokes on that date. Though it has been observed for centuries in several countries, including France and Britain, its origin is unknown. It resembles the Hilaria festival of ancient Rome (March 25) and the Holi festival of India (ending March 31). The custom of playing April Fools' jokes was brought to America by the British
April Fools' Day: day on the first of April when friends and family play jokes on one another; April 1st marked typically by playing practical jokes
April Theses: Program developed by Vladimir Ilich Lenin during the Russian Revolution of 1917, calling for Soviet control of state power. In the theses, published in April 1917, Lenin advocated seizing power from the Provisional Government, withdrawing from World War I, and distributing land among the peasantry. The theses contributed to the July Days uprising and the Bolshevik coup d'état in October
April fool: the butt of a prank played on April 1st
April fool: a practical joke or trick played on April Fools' day
April fool: {i} person who fell for a joke that is traditionally played on April 1st (April Fool's Day) in the USA
april fool: a practical joke or trick played on April Fools' day the butt of a prank played on April 1st
april fool day: day on the first of April when friends and family play jokes on one another; April 1st marked typically by playing practical jokes
april fools': April 1; celebrated by playing of practical jokes
April.: Ap
mid-April: Happening in the middle of April
mid-April: Any time in the middle of April
mid-April: In the middle of April
mid-april: the middle part of April

april

Hyphenation

A·pril

Turkish pronunciation

eyprıl

Pronunciation

/ˈāprəl/ /ˈeɪprəl/

Etymology

() 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 Greek Αφροδίτη (Afrodíte), Venus