adj · adv · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈjɪɹli/
General-American:/ˈjɪɚli/
General-American:/ˈjɪəɹli/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈjɪəli/
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rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)li
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Happening once every year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Christmas is a yearly celebration.
We deep-clean the kitchen lustrally, on a five-yearly basis.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Over the course of one year
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
a yearly income
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adv
Meaning 3
Once a year.
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
4
adv
Meaning 4
Every year.
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
5
noun
Meaning 5
Something that is published once a year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
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: annual
Antonyms: none provided
7
adverb
Meaning 7
without missing a year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they travel to China annually
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: annually, every year, each year
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
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: annual, yearbook
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts
Narrower terms: almanac, farmer's calendar, ephemeris
History
Etymology
From Middle English yeerly, yerely, from Old English ġēarlīċ, ġērlīċ (“yearly, of the year, annual”), equivalent to year + -ly (adjectival suffix) or -ly (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Scots yerelie (“yearly”), Saterland Frisian jierelk (“yearly”), West Frisian jierliks (“yearly”), Dutch jaarlijks (“yearly”), Afrikaans jaarliks (“yearly”), German jährlich (“yearly”), Danish årlig (“yearly”), Norwegian Bokmål årlig (“yearly”), Norwegian Nynorsk årleg (“yearly”), Swedish årlig (“yearly”), Icelandic árlegur (“yearly”).
Across languages
Translations
128 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
jaarliks
— happening once every year
Afrikaans:
jaarlikse
— happening once every year
Arabic:
سَنَوِيّ
(sanawiyy)
— happening once every year
Armenian:
տարեկան
(tarekan)
— happening once every year
Assamese:
বছেৰেকীয়া
(boserekia)
— happening once every year
Assamese:
বছৰি
(bosori)
— happening once every year
Belarusian:
штого́дны
(štohódny)
— happening once every year
Belarusian:
штого́дні
(štohódni)
— happening once every year
Belarusian:
штогадо́вы
(štohadóvy)
— happening once every year
Bulgarian:
ежего́ден
(ežegóden)
— happening once every year
Catalan:
anual
— happening once every year
Chinese Mandarin:
每年的
(měinián de)
— happening once every year
Czech:
roční
— happening once every year
Danish:
årlig
— happening once every year
Dutch:
jaarlijks
— happening once every year
Dutch:
jaarlijkse
— happening once every year
Esperanto:
ĉiujara
— happening once every year
Finnish:
vuosittainen
— happening once every year
Finnish:
jokavuotinen
— happening once every year
French:
annuel
— happening once every year
Georgian:
წლიური
(c̣liuri)
— happening once every year
Georgian:
ყოველწლიური
(q̇ovelc̣liuri)
— happening once every year
German:
jährlich
— happening once every year
Hindi:
वार्षिक
(vārṣik)
— happening once every year
Hungarian:
évenkénti
— happening once every year
Hungarian:
évi
— happening once every year
Icelandic:
árlegur
— happening once every year
Icelandic:
árviss
— happening once every year
Irish:
bliantúil
— happening once every year
Italian:
annuale
— happening once every year
Japanese:
毎年の
(maitoshi no)
— happening once every year
Korean:
매년의
(maenyeonui)
— happening once every year
Central Kurdish:
ساڵانە
(sallane)
— happening once every year
Latin:
annuus
— happening once every year
Latin:
quotannīs
— happening once every year
Latvian:
gadskārtējs
— happening once every year
Macedonian:
годишен
(godišen)
— happening once every year
Malay:
تاهونن
— happening once every year
Malay:
tahunan
— happening once every year
Manx:
bleinoil
— happening once every year
Māori:
huritau
— happening once every year
Norwegian Bokmål:
årlig
— happening once every year
Norwegian Nynorsk:
årleg
— happening once every year
Persian:
سالانه
(sâlâne)
— happening once every year
Polish:
roczny
— happening once every year
Polish:
coroczny
— happening once every year
Polish:
doroczny
— happening once every year
Portuguese:
anual
— happening once every year
Punjabi:
ਸਾਲਾਨਾ
(sālānā)
— happening once every year
Romanian:
anual
— happening once every year
Russian:
ежего́дный
(ježegódnyj)
— happening once every year
Scottish Gaelic:
bliadhnail
— happening once every year
Slovak:
ročný
— happening once every year
Spanish:
anual
— happening once every year
Swedish:
årlig
— happening once every year
Thai:
ทุกปี
(túk-bpii)
— happening once every year
Thai:
รายปี
(raai-bpii)
— happening once every year
Thai:
ประจําปี
(bprà-jam-bpii)
— happening once every year
Turkish:
yıllık
— happening once every year
Ukrainian:
щорі́чний
(ščoríčnyj)
— happening once every year
Volapük:
alyelik
— happening once every year
Welsh:
blynyddol
— happening once every year
Yiddish:
יאָריק
(yorik)
— happening once every year
Arabic:
سَنَوِيًّا
(sanawiyyan)
— once a year
Armenian:
տարեկան
(tarekan)
— once a year
Assamese:
বছৰি
(bosori)
— once a year
Belarusian:
штого́д
(štohód)
— once a year
Belarusian:
штого́ду
(štohódu)
— once a year
Bulgarian:
ежего́дно
(ežegódno)
— once a year
Bulgarian:
годи́шно
(godíšno)
— once a year
Catalan:
anualment
— once a year
Chinese Mandarin:
每年
(měinián)
— once a year
Czech:
ročně
— once a year
Dutch:
jaarlijks
— once a year
Esperanto:
ĉiujare
— once a year
Esperanto:
jare
— once a year
Finnish:
vuosittain
— once a year
French:
annuellement
— once a year
Georgian:
წელიწადში ერთხელ
(c̣elic̣adši ertxel)
— once a year
Georgian:
წელში ერთხელ
(c̣elši ertxel)
— once a year
Georgian:
წლიურად
(c̣liurad)
— once a year
Georgian:
ყოველწლიურად
(q̇ovelc̣liurad)
— once a year
German:
jährlich
— once a year
Hindi:
वार्षिक
(vārṣik)
— once a year
Hungarian:
évenként
— once a year
Hungarian:
évente
— once a year
Icelandic:
árlega
— once a year
Irish:
in éadan an bliana
— once a year
Italian:
annualmente
— once a year
Japanese:
年一回の
(nen'ikkai no)
— once a year
Japanese:
毎年
(maitoshi)
— once a year
Korean:
해마다
(haemada)
— once a year
Korean:
매년
(maenyeon)
— once a year
Central Kurdish:
ساڵانە
(sallane)
— once a year
Macedonian:
годишно
(godišno)
— once a year
Māori:
ā-tau
— once a year
Norwegian Bokmål:
årlig
— once a year
Persian:
سالانه
(sâlâne)
— once a year
Polish:
corocznie
— once a year
Polish:
rocznie
— once a year
Portuguese:
anualmente
— once a year
Russian:
ежего́дно
(ježegódno)
— once a year
Slovak:
ročne
— once a year
Spanish:
anualmente
— once a year
Spanish:
cada año
— once a year
Swedish:
årligen
— once a year
Thai:
ทุกปี
(túk-bpii)
— once a year
Thai:
ปีละครั้ง
(bpii-lá-kráng)
— once a year
Thai:
ปีละหน
(bpii-lá-hǒn)
— once a year
Turkish:
yıllık
— once a year
Ukrainian:
щорі́чно
(ščoríčno)
— once a year
Ukrainian:
щоро́ку
(ščoróku)
— once a year
Ukrainian:
щорі́к
(ščorík)
— once a year
Ukrainian:
рі́чно
(ríčno)
— once a year
Volapük:
alyelo
— once a year
Bulgarian:
годишник
(godišnik)
— something that is published once a year
Dutch:
jaaruitgave
— something that is published once a year
Dutch:
jaarlijkse uitgave
— something that is published once a year
Finnish:
vuosikirja
— something that is published once a year
French:
annuaire
— something that is published once a year
Hindi:
वार्षिक
(vārṣik)
— something that is published once a year
Italian:
annuario
— something that is published once a year
Japanese:
年刊の
(nenkan no)
— something that is published once a year
Korean:
연간의
(yeon'ganui)
— something that is published once a year
Polish:
rocznik
— something that is published once a year
Russian:
ежего́дник
(ježegódnik)
— something that is published once a year
Thai:
รายปี
(raai-bpii)
— something that is published once a year
Turkish:
yıllık
— something that is published once a year