different between yearly vs yearlong

English

Etymology

From Middle English yeerly, yerely, from Old English ??arl?c (“yearly, of the year, annual”), equivalent to year +? -ly. Cognate with Scots yerelie (“yearly”), Saterland Frisian jierelk (“yearly”), West Frisian jierliks (“yearly”), Dutch jaarlijks (“yearly”), German jährlich (“yearly”), Swedish årlig (“yearly”), Icelandic árlegur (“yearly”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?j??li/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?j??li/
• Hyphenation: year?ly

Adjective

yearly (not comparable)

1. Happening once every year.

   a yearly income

   Christmas is a yearly celebration.

Synonyms

• annual
• per annum
• perennial

Translations

Adverb

yearly (not comparable)

1. Once a year.
2. Every year.

Synonyms

• annually
• perennially

Translations

Noun

yearly (plural yearlies)

1. Something that is published once a year.

Translations

Anagrams

• yarely

English

Alternative forms

• year-long

Etymology

year +? -long

Adjective

yearlong (not comparable)

1. Lasting one year; of a timespan of one year.
2. Which lasts throughout every year; which is not seasonal
   • 1957, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs:

     Yearlong manning is needed, although at a somewhat reduced level from the peak periods in the fall.

Derived terms

• yearlong rate

Translations

Adverb

yearlong (not comparable)

1. (chiefly farming) Per year.
2. Throughout every year; not seasonally

See also

• monthlong
• weeklong
• yearslong

Anagrams

• orangely