adj · name · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈæn.ju.əl/
UK:/ˈæn.jəl/
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/ˈænɪu̯.əl/Wales, Ottawa Valley
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South-Asia:/ˈanwəl/
South-Asia:/ˈan(j)ʊwəl/
rhymes with -ænjuəl
rhymes with -ænjəl
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Happening once every year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
an annual general meeting; an annual publication
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
an annual salary; average annual profits; the annual course of the sun
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Having a life cycle that is completed in only one growing season, e.g., beans, corn, marigold. See Annual plant in Wikipedia. Compare biennial, perennial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Living or lasting just one season or year, as certain insects or insect colonies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
name
Meaning 5
A town in Oriental, Morocco.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I read the magazine, but I usually don't purchase the annuals.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare biennial, perennial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
Examples
I can't wait to plant my annuals in the spring.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
A medical checkup taking place once a year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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9
noun
Meaning 9
A pantomime taking place once a year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adjective
Meaning 10
completing its life cycle within a year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a border of annual flowering plants
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: one-year
Antonyms: biennial, perennial
11
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
occurring or payable every year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an annual trip to Paris
yearly medical examinations
annual (or yearly) income
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: yearly
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
a reference book that is published regularly once every year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: yearly, yearbook
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts
Narrower terms: almanac, farmer's calendar, ephemeris
13
noun
Meaning 13
(botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant, flora, plant life
History
Etymology
First attested around 1382, borrowed from Late Latin annuālem, annuālis, related to Latin annālis, adjective form of annus (“year”). Used to categorize plants since 1710.
Borrowed from Spanish Annual.
Across languages
Translations
148 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سَنَوِيّ
(sanawiyy)
— happening once a year
Armenian:
տարեկան
(tarekan)
— happening once a year
Assamese:
বছৰেকীয়া
(bosorekia)
— happening once a year
Asturian:
añal
— happening once a year
Asturian:
anual
— happening once a year
Belarusian:
штогадо́вы
(štohadóvy)
— happening once a year
Bulgarian:
ежего́ден
(ežegóden)
— happening once a year
Burmese:
နှစ်စဉ်
(hnaccany)
— happening once a year
Burmese:
နှစ်ချုပ်
(hnachkyup)
— happening once a year
Catalan:
anual
— happening once a year
Catalan:
anyal
— happening once a year
Catalan:
annu
— happening once a year
Cebuano:
tinuig
— happening once a year
Chinese Mandarin:
年度
(niándù)
— happening once a year
Chinese Mandarin:
每年
(měi nián)
— happening once a year
Czech:
výroční
— happening once a year
Czech:
každoroční
— happening once a year
Danish:
årlig
— happening once a year
Dutch:
jaarlijks
— happening once a year
Esperanto:
jara
— happening once a year
Finnish:
vuosittainen
— happening once a year
Finnish:
jokavuotinen
— happening once a year
French:
annuel
— happening once a year
Galician:
anual
— happening once a year
Georgian:
წლიური
(c̣liuri)
— happening once a year
Georgian:
ყოველწლიური
(q̇ovelc̣liuri)
— happening once a year
German:
jährlich
— happening once a year
Greek:
ετήσιος
(etísios)
— happening once a year
Greek:
ενιαύσιος
(eniáfsios)
— happening once a year
Hebrew:
שנתי
(shnati)
— happening once a year
Hindi:
वार्षिक
(vārṣik)
— happening once a year
Indonesian:
tahunan
— happening once a year
Irish:
bliantúil
— happening once a year
Italian:
annuale
— happening once a year
Italian:
annuo
— happening once a year
Japanese:
毎年
— happening once a year
Korean:
매년의
(maenyeonui)
— happening once a year
Central Kurdish:
ساڵانە
(sallane)
— happening once a year
Latin:
annuus
— happening once a year
Latin:
anniversārius
— happening once a year
Macedonian:
годишен
(godišen)
— happening once a year
Malay:
تاهونن
— happening once a year
Malay:
tahunan
— happening once a year
Maltese:
annwali
— happening once a year
Manx:
bleinoil
— happening once a year
Māori:
ā-tau
— happening once a year
Māori:
huritau
— happening once a year
Norman:
annuel
— happening once a year
Norwegian Bokmål:
årlig
— happening once a year
Norwegian Nynorsk:
årleg
— happening once a year
Occitan:
annadièr
— happening once a year
Odia:
ବାର୍ଷିକ
(bārṣika)
— happening once a year
Pashto:
کالنی
(kâlanay)
— happening once a year
Persian:
سالانه
(sâlâne)
— happening once a year
Polish:
doroczny
— happening once a year
Polish:
coroczny
— happening once a year
Portuguese:
anual
— happening once a year
Portuguese:
ânuo
— happening once a year
Romanian:
anual
— happening once a year
Russian:
ежего́дный
(ježegódnyj)
— happening once a year
Russian:
годи́чный
(godíčnyj)
— happening once a year
Russian:
годово́й
(godovój)
— happening once a year
Scots:
annual
— happening once a year
Scottish Gaelic:
bliadhnail
— happening once a year
Slovak:
výročný
— happening once a year
Slovak:
každoročný
— happening once a year
Spanish:
anual
— happening once a year
Spanish:
anuo
— happening once a year
Swedish:
årlig
— happening once a year
Tagalog:
taunan
— happening once a year
Tajik:
солона
(solona)
— happening once a year
Telugu:
వార్షిక
(vārṣika)
— happening once a year
Telugu:
సాంవత్సరిక
(sāṁvatsarika)
— happening once a year
Turkish:
yıllık
— happening once a year
Ukrainian:
щорі́чний
(ščoríčnyj)
— happening once a year
Ukrainian:
річни́й
(ričnýj)
— happening once a year
Volapük:
alyelik
— happening once a year
Yiddish:
יאָריק
(yorik)
— happening once a year
Zazaki:
šerek
— happening once a year
Belarusian:
гадавы́
(hadavý)
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Belarusian:
ро́чны
(róčny)
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Bulgarian:
годи́шен
(godíšen)
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Cebuano:
tinuig
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Czech:
roční
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Finnish:
vuosi-
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Finnish:
vuosittainen
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Finnish:
vuotuinen
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Galician:
anual
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Hindi:
वार्षिक
(vārṣik)
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Polish:
roczny
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Romanian:
anual
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Russian:
годово́й
(godovój)
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Spanish:
anual
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Spanish:
anuo
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Ukrainian:
річни́й
(ričnýj)
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Ukrainian:
рокови́й
(rokovýj)
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Zazaki:
šeraser
— of, for, or relating to a whole year
Bulgarian:
едногоди́шен
(ednogodíšen)
— of a plant
Finnish:
yksivuotinen
— of a plant
Greek:
μονοετής
(monoetís)
— of a plant
Hungarian:
egynyári
— of a plant
Icelandic:
einær
— of a plant
Kazakh:
біржылдық
(bırjyldyq)
— of a plant
Norwegian Bokmål:
ettårig
— of a plant
Norwegian Nynorsk:
eittårig
— of a plant
Polish:
jednoroczny
— of a plant
Russian:
одноле́тний
(odnolétnij)
— of a plant
Zazaki:
šerd
— of a plant
Finnish:
yksivuotinen
— living or lasting one year or season
Galician:
anual
— living or lasting one year or season
Hindi:
वार्षिक
(vārṣik)
— living or lasting one year or season
Kazakh:
біржылдық
(bırjyldyq)
— living or lasting one year or season
Spanish:
anual
— living or lasting one year or season
Spanish:
anuo
— living or lasting one year or season
Zazaki:
naser
— living or lasting one year or season
Zazaki:
emser
— living or lasting one year or season