Meanings
monthly1
alternative abbreviation mon.
- not comparableOccurring every month.
It's time give the dog its monthly bath.
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monthly2
alternative abbreviation mon.
- not comparableEvery month.
Rent must be paid monthly.
plural monthlies · alternative abbreviation 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.
2009 January 5, Stephanie Clifford, “Prominent Magazines Lose Weight, Shedding Nearly Half Their Ads”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or occurring or payable every month
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
monthly · adjective
- Proto-Germanic*mēnōþlīkaz“monthly”
- Proto-West Germanic*mānōþlīk
- Old Englishmōnaþlīċ“monthly”
- Middle English*monethly
- Englishmonthly
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”).
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-West Germanic
Full word history & related roots →monthly · adverb, noun
- Middle Englishmonethly
- Englishmonthly
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”).
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek μηνιαῖος
- μηνιαῖος (mēniaîos)occurring every month
Arabic شَهْرِيّ, شَهْرِيًّا
- شَهْرِيّ (šahriyy)occurring every month
- شَهْرِيًّا (šahriyyan)occurring every month
Basque hileroko, hileroko
- hilerokooccurring every month
- hilerokoa publication that is published once a month
Bulgarian ежеме́сечен, ежеме́сечно
- ежеме́сечен (ežemésečen)occurring every month
- ежеме́сечно (ežemésečno)occurring every month
- ме́сечно списа́ние (mésečno spisánie)a publication that is published once a month
- менструа́ция (menstruácija)(euphemism) the menstrual period
Catalan mensual, mensualment
- mensualoccurring every month
- mensualmentoccurring every month
Chinese Mandarin 每月的, 按月
- 每月的 (měiyuè de)occurring every month
- 按月 (ànyuè)occurring every month
- 每月的 (měiyuè de)occurring every month
- 月刊雜誌 /月刊杂志 (yuèkān zázhì)a publication that is published once a month
Czech měsíční, měsíčně
- měsíčníoccurring every month
- měsíčněoccurring every month
- měsíčníka publication that is published once a month
- měsíčky(euphemism) the menstrual period
Dutch maandelijks, maandelijks
- maandelijksoccurring every month
- maandelijksoccurring every month
- maandblada publication that is published once a month
Esperanto monata, ĉiumonate
- monataoccurring every month
- ĉiumonateoccurring every month
- monataĵo(euphemism) the menstrual period
Finnish kuukausittainen, kuukausittain
- kuukausittainenoccurring every month
- kuukausittainoccurring every month
- kuukausijulkaisua publication that is published once a month
- kuukautiset(euphemism) the menstrual period
French mensuel, mensuel
- mensueloccurring every month
- mensueloccurring every month
- mensuellementoccurring every month
German monatlich, monatlich
- monatlichoccurring every month
- monatlichoccurring every month
- Monatsblatta publication that is published once a month
- Monatshefta publication that is published once a month
- Monatsschrifta publication that is published once a month
- Monatsblutung(euphemism) the menstrual period
Greek μηνιαίος
- μηνιαίος (miniaíos)occurring every month
Hindi मासिक, मासिक
- मासिक (māsik)occurring every month
- मासिक (māsik)occurring every month
- मासकालिक (māskālik)occurring every month
- मासपत्रिका (māspatrikā)a publication that is published once a month
- मासिक (māsik)a publication that is published once a month
Hungarian havi, havonkénti
- havioccurring every month
- havonkéntioccurring every month
- havontaoccurring every month
- havonkéntoccurring every month
Indonesian bulanan, bulanan
- bulananoccurring every month
- bulananoccurring every month
Irish míosúil
- míosúiloccurring every month
Italian mensile, mensuale
- mensileoccurring every month
- mensualeoccurring every month
- mensilmenteoccurring every month
Japanese 毎月の, 毎月の
- 毎月の (maigetsu no)occurring every month
- 毎月の (maitsuki no)occurring every month
- 毎月 (maigetsu)occurring every month
- 月次 (getsuji)occurring every month
- 毎月の (maitsuki no)occurring every month
- 月刊誌 (gekkanshi)a publication that is published once a month
Korean 매달의, 매달의
- 매달의 (maedarui)occurring every month
- 매달의 (maedarui)occurring every month
- 월간지 (wolganji)a publication that is published once a month
Latin mēnstruus, mēnstruālis
- mēnstruusoccurring every month
- mēnstruālisoccurring every month
- mēnsuālisoccurring every month
Malay bulanan
- bulananoccurring every month
Norwegian Bokmål månedlig, månedlig
- månedligoccurring every month
- månedligoccurring every month
Polish comiesięczny, miesięczny
- comiesięcznyoccurring every month
- miesięcznyoccurring every month
- miesięcznieoccurring every month
- co miesiącoccurring every month
- miesięcznika publication that is published once a month
- miesiączka(euphemism) the menstrual period
Portuguese mensal, mensual
- mensaloccurring every month
- mensualoccurring every month
- mensalmenteoccurring every month
Punjabi ਮਹੀਨੇਵਾਰ
- ਮਹੀਨੇਵਾਰ (mahīnevār)occurring every month
Romanian lunar, mensual
- lunaroccurring every month
- mensualoccurring every month
Russian ежеме́сячный, ме́сячно
- ежеме́сячный (ježemésjačnyj)occurring every month
- ме́сячно (mésjačno)occurring every month
- ежеме́сячно (ježemésjačno)occurring every month
- ежеме́сячный (ježemésjačnyj)occurring every month
- ежеме́сячник (ježemésjačnik)a publication that is published once a month
- ме́сячные (mésjačnyje)(euphemism) the menstrual period
Slovak mesačník
- mesačníka publication that is published once a month
Spanish mensual, mensil (disused)
- mensualoccurring every month
- mensil (disused)occurring every month
- mensualmenteoccurring every month
Swedish månatlig, månadsvis
- månatligoccurring every month
- månadsvisoccurring every month
- månatligoccurring every month
Thai ทุกเดือน, รายเดือน
- ทุกเดือน (túk-dʉʉan)occurring every month
- รายเดือน (raai-dʉʉan)occurring every month
- ประจำเดือน (bprà-jam-dʉʉan)occurring every month
- ทุกเดือน (túk-dʉʉan)occurring every month
- เดือนละครั้ง (dʉʉan-lá-kráng)occurring every month
- รายเดือน (raai-dʉʉan)a publication that is published once a month
- ประจำเดือน (bprà-jam-dʉʉan)(euphemism) the menstrual period
Turkish aylık, aylık
- aylıkoccurring every month
- aylıkoccurring every month
- aylıka publication that is published once a month
- aylık(euphemism) the menstrual period
Ukrainian щомі́сячний, щомі́сяця
- щомі́сячний (ščomísjačnyj)occurring every month
- щомі́сяця (ščomísjacja)occurring every month
- щомі́сячно (ščomísjačno)occurring every month
Vietnamese nguyệt báo, nguyệt san
- nguyệt báoa publication that is published once a month
- nguyệt sana publication that is published once a month
Welsh misol
- misoloccurring every month
Yiddish חודשלעך
- חודשלעך (khoydeshlekh)occurring every month
Cite this entry
monthly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monthly
“monthly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monthly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monthly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monthly.
Source: monthly on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.