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fortnightly

adj · adv · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

once in a fortnight; once every two weeks

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: biweekly

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

occurring every two weeks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: biweekly

Antonyms: none provided

5

adverb

Meaning 5

every two weeks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he visited his cousins fortnightly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: biweekly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English fortnight Middle English -ly English -ly English fortnightly From fortnight + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: quinzenal — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Dutch: tweewekelijks — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Esperanto: dusemajna — occurring once in a fortnight
  • French: bimensuel — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Galician: quincenal — occurring once in a fortnight
  • German: vierzehntäglich — occurring once in a fortnight
  • German: zweiwöchentlich — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Hindi: पाक्षिक (pākṣik) — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Hungarian: kéthetenkénti — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Hungarian: kéthetenti — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Ido: dusemana — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Indonesian: dwimingguan — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Irish: coicísiúil — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Italian: bimensile — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Macedonian: двонеделен (dvonedelen) — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Polish: dwutygodniowy — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Portuguese: bissemanal — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Russian: двухнеде́льный (dvuxnedélʹnyj) — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Slovak: dvojtýždenný — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Spanish: bisemanal — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Turkish: iki haftada bir — occurring once in a fortnight
  • Catalan: quinzenalment — once in a fortnight
  • Dutch: tweewekelijks — once in a fortnight
  • Finnish: kahden viikon välein — once in a fortnight
  • Finnish: vuoroviikoittain — once in a fortnight
  • French: bimensuellement — once in a fortnight
  • Galician: quincenalmente — once in a fortnight
  • German: alle vierzehn Tage — once in a fortnight
  • German: alle zwei Wochen — once in a fortnight
  • Hindi: पाक्षिक (pākṣik) — once in a fortnight
  • Hungarian: kéthetente — once in a fortnight
  • Hungarian: kéthetenként — once in a fortnight
  • Ido: dusemane — once in a fortnight
  • Irish: gach coicís — once in a fortnight
  • Irish: gach dara seachtain — once in a fortnight
  • Italian: bimensilmente — once in a fortnight
  • Macedonian: двонеделно (dvonedelno) — once in a fortnight
  • Polish: co dwa tygodnie — once in a fortnight
  • Portuguese: quinzenalmente — once in a fortnight
  • Russian: раз в две неде́ли (raz v dve nedéli) — once in a fortnight
  • Slovak: dvojtýždenne — once in a fortnight
  • Spanish: bisemanalmente — once in a fortnight
  • Turkish: iki haftada bir — once in a fortnight
  • Chinese Mandarin: 半月刊 (bànyuèkān) — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Dutch: tweewekelijks — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • French: bimensuel — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • French: quinzomadaire — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • German: Halbmonatsschrift — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Hindi: पाक्षिक (pākṣik) — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Indonesian: dwimingguan — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Irish: coicíseán — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Italian: quindicinale — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Japanese: 半月刊 (hangekkan) — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Macedonian: двонеделник (dvonedelnik) — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Polish: dwutygodnik — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Portuguese: bissemanal — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Russian: двухнеде́льник (dvuxnedélʹnik) — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Slovak: dojtýždenník — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Telugu: పక్షపత్రిక (pakṣapatrika) — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Turkish: iki haftada bir çıkan dergi — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Turkish: iki haftada bir yayımlanan dergi — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
  • Ukrainian: двотижне́вик (dvotyžnévyk) — a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
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