year

year · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The period of approximately 365 days (or 366 in a leap year) during which the earth completes one revolution around the sun.

  2. 2.

    A calendar year starting from January 1.

  3. 3.

    A period of twelve months starting from any point.

  4. 4.

    A person's age or time of life.

  5. 5.

    A very long time (informal).

Forms

plural: years

Related words

See also: day, decade, month, week
Synonyms: annum, twelvemonth

Etymology

From Old English "gear," from Proto-Germanic "jeram" meaning "year, season," from Proto-Indo-European "yer-" meaning "year, season." Related to German "Jahr," Dutch "jaar," and Greek "hora" (season, time).