Meanings
- not comparableOccurring once every two months.
His bimonthly appointment was almost due.
1 more example
The organization's bimonthly meetings allow for two discussions each quarter.
Synonyms: bimensal, bimestrial
- not comparableOnce every two months; bimestrially.
The organization's board of directors meets bimonthly.
plural bimonthlies
- A publication that is published on a bimonthly basis.
We have to get the report done. If the boss doesn't get his bimonthly he'll scream.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOccurring once every two months.
adjectiveOccurring twice every month.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveoccurring twice a month
adjectiveoccurring every two months
adverbtwice a month
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Italic*dwi-
- Latinbi-
- Englishbi-
- Englishmonthly
- Englishbimonthly
Translations
Catalan bimestral
- bimestralonce every two months
Dutch tweemaandelijks
- tweemaandelijksonce every two months
French bimensuel, bimestriel
- bimensueloccurring two times per month
- bimestrielonce every two months
- bimensueltwo times per month
German zweimonatlich, halbmonatlich
- zweimonatlichoccurring once every two months
- halbmonatlichoccurring two times per month
- zweiwöchentlichoccurring two times per month
- alle zwei Monateonce every two months
Hungarian kéthavonkénti, havonta/havi kétszeri
- kéthavonkéntioccurring once every two months
- havonta/havi kétszerioccurring two times per month
- kéthavontaonce every two months
- kéthavonkéntonce every two months
- havonta/havi kétszertwo times per month
Italian bimestrale, bimensile
- bimestraleoccurring once every two months
- bimensileoccurring two times per month
- ogni due mesionce every two months
- bimestralmenteonce every two months
- due volte al mesetwo times per month
- bimensilmentetwo times per month
Portuguese bimestral, bimensal
- bimestralonce every two months
- bimensaltwo times per month
Russian раз в два месяца, дважды в месяц
- раз в два месяца (raz v dva mesjaca)once every two months
- дважды в месяц (dvaždy v mesjac)two times per month
Spanish bimestral, bimensual
- bimestralonce every two months
- bimensualtwo times per month
Vietnamese một lần mỗi hai tháng
- một lần mỗi hai thángonce every two months
Welsh deufisol, pythefnosol
- deufisoloccurring once every two months
- pythefnosoloccurring two times per month
Cite this entry
bimonthly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bimonthly
“bimonthly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bimonthly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bimonthly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bimonthly.
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