annual: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 6 letter points · starts with A · ends with L
Meaning of annual
adj
- not-comparable
Happening once every year.
Example: an annual general meeting; an annual publication
- 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.
Example: an annual salary; average annual profits; the annual course of the sun
- 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.
- not-comparable
Living or lasting just one season or year, as certain insects or insect colonies.
Source: Wiktionary — annual.
noun
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.
Example: I read the magazine, but I usually don't purchase the annuals.
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.
Example: I can't wait to plant my annuals in the spring.
A medical checkup taking place once a year.
A pantomime taking place once a year.
Listed forms: annuals.
Source: Wiktionary — annual.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for annual.
adjective
completing its life cycle within a year
- one-year
adjective
occurring or payable every year
noun
a reference book that is published regularly once every year
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of annual
A(1) + N(1) + N(1) + U(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 6 points.
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Anagrams of annual
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Shorter words from annual
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