monthly
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monthly¹
- /ˈmʌnθli/
Rhymes with -ʌnθli
Where it comes from
From month + -ly (adjectival suffix), perhaps via Middle English *monethly (attested only adverbially), from Old English mōnaþlīċ (“monthly”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþlīk, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþlīkaz (“monthly”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian moundelk (“monthly”), German monatlich (“monthly”), Danish månedlig (“monthly”), Swedish månatlig (“monthly”), Norwegian Bokmål månedlig (“monthly”), Icelandic mánaðarlegur (“monthly”).
adjective mon.
- Occurring every month. It's time give the dog its monthly bath.
monthly²
- /ˈmʌnθli/
Rhymes with -ʌnθli
Where it comes from
From Middle English monethly, equivalent to month + -ly (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian moundelk (“monthly”), Dutch maandelijks (“monthly”), German monatlich (“monthly”), Swedish månatligen (“monthly”).
adverb mon.
- Every month. Rent must be paid monthly.
noun monthlies · mon.
- A publication that is published once a month. Of the 10 monthlies with the worst declines in January, four were Condé Nast magazines: Wired, Architectural Digest, Vogue and Lucky.
- The menstrual period. Katherine assumed she was having her monthly. She could recall times when her own monthly was so intense that it showed on her face.
Similar: every month, each month, mensually
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: each month, every month, quarterly, month, lunar, moon, sixpence, yueh, bioassay, digest, yue, months, mensuel, mois, month-to-month, mensual
noun
Similar: every month, each month, mensually
Translations
Every language
adj occurring every month
| Español | mensual, mensil (disused) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 매달의 maedarui |
| 日本語 | 毎月の maigetsu no, 毎月の maitsuki no |
| 中文 | 每月的 měiyuè de |
| हिन्दी | मासिक māsik |
| Português | mensal, mensual |
| Français | mensuel |
| Deutsch | monatlich |
| Italiano | mensile, mensuale |
| Ελληνικά | μηνιαίος miniaíos |
| Русский | ежеме́сячный ježemésjačnyj |
| العربية | شَهْرِيّ šahriyy |
adv occurring every month
| Español | mensualmente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 매달의 maedarui |
| 日本語 | 毎月 maigetsu, 月次 getsuji, 毎月の maitsuki no |
| 中文 | 按月 ànyuè, 每月的 měiyuè de |
| हिन्दी | मासिक māsik, मासकालिक māskālik |
| Português | mensalmente |
| Français | mensuel, mensuellement |
| Deutsch | monatlich |
| Italiano | mensilmente |
| Română | lunar, mensual |
| Русский | ме́сячно mésjačno, ежеме́сячно ježemésjačno, ежеме́сячный ježemésjačnyj |
| العربية | شَهْرِيًّا šahriyyan |
noun a publication that is published once a month
| 한국어 | 월간지 wolganji |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 月刊誌 gekkanshi |
| 中文 | 月刊雜誌 /月刊杂志 yuèkān zázhì |
| हिन्दी | मासपत्रिका māspatrikā, मासिक māsik |
| Deutsch | Monatsblatt, Monatsheft, Monatsschrift |
| Русский | ежеме́сячник ježemésjačnik |
| Tiếng Việt | nguyệt báo, nguyệt san |
noun (euphemism) the menstrual period
| Deutsch | Monatsblutung |
|---|---|
| Русский | ме́сячные mésjačnyje |
Talk about this word "monthly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/monthly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. monthly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/monthly "monthly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/monthly.Cite this
@misc{monthly_2026,
title = {monthly},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monthly},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
