Synonyms & related words for fortnight

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of fortnight — including month, twelvemonth, year, quinquennium, lunation, decennary. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to fortnight

Explore words related to fortnight — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sennight, weeks, hebdomad, days, fortnightly, trimonthly, trimestrial, workweek. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for fortnight

Common synonyms for fortnight include month, twelvemonth, year, quinquennium, lunation, decennary, decennium, weekday — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does fortnight come from?

The word fortnight breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root fort-, from Old English feowertyneniht (“fourteen nights”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.