fortnight

noun

fort·​night ˈfȯrt-ˌnīt 

: a period of 14 days : two weeks

They stayed with us for a fortnight.

Examples of fortnight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pooro manages to escape and finds her way home to her parents, who disown her for having spent a fortnight with a Muslim. —JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025

Shell’s final decision a fortnight ago to invest $2 billion to develop an offshore gas field that will supply 350 million standard cubic feet of gas per day at peak production underscored continued interest in the country’s hydrocarbon industry. —Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025

Even so, at $54 million cumulative after a fortnight, Ares has hit enough box-office milestones to sit at 99 points total, good for second-most in the league to date. —Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025

Chelsea, on the other hand, is chasing a third straight win after striking at the death to beat leader Liverpool 2-1 a fortnight ago. —Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, from Old English fēowertȳne niht fourteen nights

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fortnight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

fortnight

noun

fort·​night ˈfōrt-ˌnīt 

ˈfȯrt-

: a period of 14 days : two weeks

fortnightly

-lē

adverb or adjective

Etymology

Old English fēowertȳne niht "fourteen nights"