annual

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Happening once every year.
2. (not-comparable) 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.
3. (not-comparable) 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.
4. (not-comparable) Living or lasting just one season or year, as certain insects or insect colonies.

Noun

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. A medical checkup taking place once a year.
4. A pantomime taking place once a year.

Synonyms

yearly

yearbook

one-year

every year

almanac

directory

annually

address list

per annum

each year

wheat

year-book

yearlong

year-long

rice plant

rice seedling

uncooked rice

annual crops

herbaceous plant

seasonal plant

yearly report book

a

🅰️

a.

🅰️

anniversary

annuity

biennial

biennial plant

once a year

per year

plant

🌱

rice

🍚

short-lived

Translations

annuel

jährlich

anual

annuale

anual

jaarlijks

ετήσιος

annuo

alljährlich

anual

anuario

χρονιάτικος

Jahrbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæn.ju.əl/

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.

Sentences

The school has an annual drama performance .

The health service is allocating over a billion pounds to the annual budget .

The main religious annual celebrations are in September , after Michael Archangel .

An annual footrace is held on the second Saturday in August , to its summit .

Valliant is famous for its annual Watermelon Festival at the City Park .