Meanings
plural mensiversaries
- rareA day that marks an exact month (or specified number of months) since the occurrence of a significant event.
How flourishes the King of Clubs? I always observe its mensiversary in my fancy.
1805 June 1, James Mackintosh, edited by Robert James Mackintosh, Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh, volume 1, published 1835, letter to Richard Sharp, page 250Synonyms: monthiversary, anniversary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA day that marks an exact month (or specified number of months) since the occurrence of a significant event.
Origin
- Frenchmensiversaire
- Englishmensiversary
Blend of Latin mēnsis (“month”) + anniversary, perhaps through French mensiversaire.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto monatreveno
- monatrevenoday that marks an exact month (or specified number of months) since the occurrence of an event
French mensiversaire
- mensiversaireday that marks an exact month (or specified number of months) since the occurrence of an event
Hungarian hónapforduló
- hónapfordulóday that marks an exact month (or specified number of months) since the occurrence of an event
Italian mesiversario
- mesiversarioday that marks an exact month (or specified number of months) since the occurrence of an event
Polish miesięcznica
- miesięcznicaday that marks an exact month (or specified number of months) since the occurrence of an event
Portuguese mesversário
- mesversárioday that marks an exact month (or specified number of months) since the occurrence of an event
Spanish mesiversario
- mesiversarioday that marks an exact month (or specified number of months) since the occurrence of an event
Ukrainian місячниця
- місячниця (misjačnycja)day that marks an exact month (or specified number of months) since the occurrence of an event
Cite this entry
mensiversary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mensiversary
“mensiversary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mensiversary. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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