April
Americannoun
-
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Apr.
-
a first name.
noun
Usage
What is April? April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. It has 30 days and is between March and May. April is the middle month of spring for the Northern Hemisphere and autumn for the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, the temperature generally rises throughout the month, while in the Southern Hemisphere, it generally lowers. Much like May, June, and August, April is often used as a given name. It is typically a given name for women. Example: I always donate a lot of my clothes in April as a part of spring cleaning.
Etymology
Origin of April
First recorded before 1150; Middle English, from Latin Aprīlis (adjective, as modifying mēnsis “month”), probably based on Etruscan apru “Aphrodite,” from Greek Aphrodítē; replacing Middle English Averil (from Old French avril, from Latin ), in its turn replacing late Old English aprilis (from Latin )
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In April last year, the government passed an emergency bill to take control of British Steel amid reports the then-owner Jingye was planning to switch off two blast furnaces in Scunthorpe.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
But the current average of close to 7% is below the mean of 7.68% for the weekly data going back to April 1971.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I suggest the WSJ use Pangram to screen all content,” Kevin O’Connor, a general partner of ScOp Venture Capital, emailed me in response to my April article criticizing Pangram for unreliability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It formed near the Moon's eastern edge sometime between April 11 and May 22, 2024, when an asteroid or comet roughly the size of a three- to six-story building struck the surface.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
I felt that Maggie Fox and her sister Kate got caught up in an April Fool’s trick.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
