anniversary
Date that recurs
An anniversary is the annual recurrence of a date marking a significant event: a wedding anniversary, the anniversary of the attack.
While technically yearly, anniversary now commonly appears with modifiers for other intervals: six-month anniversary, one-week anniversary.
The word most often marks celebrations but can commemorate somber events: the anniversary of her death.
Marriage rite and feast
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- spouseMarried partner
- coupleTwo linked together
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
engagement · renewal · rings · romance · devotion · commitment · partnership · soulmate
Notable point of reference
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- markerSomething that signals location
turning point · watershed · yearly · decade · bicentennial · quincentennial · sesquicentennial · jubilee
Gathering for celebration
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
gala · feast · bash · reception · dinner · champagne · cake · flowers
Once per annum
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- calendarDate-tracking system
- dateSpecific day or outing
rotation · periodicity · return · tradition · ritual · custom · observance · marking
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- homageExpression of deep respect
- observanceKeeping of customs
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
remembrance · dedication · recognition · honoring · solemnity · reverence · testimonial · monument
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
matrimony · engagement · renewal · rings · romance · devotion · commitment · partnership · soulmate · conjugal
landmark
Notable point of reference
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
marker · turning point · watershed · yearly · decade · bicentennial · quincentennial · sesquicentennial · jubilee · golden
party
Gathering for celebration
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
banquet · gala · feast · bash · reception · dinner · champagne · cake · flowers · gifts
yearly
Once per annum
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- calendarDate-tracking system
date · rotation · periodicity · return · tradition · ritual · custom · observance · marking · monthly
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- homageExpression of deep respect
- observanceKeeping of customs
ceremony · remembrance · dedication · recognition · honoring · solemnity · reverence · testimonial · monument · plaque
- eventsevent, events, party, parties, wedding
- experiencesadventure, journey, moment, event, feeling
- festivitiesparty, parades, celebration, carnivals, festival
- Occasionswedding, birthday, graduation, funeral, reunion
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
anniversarydaily
Per diem, repeated
everyday · quotidian · hourly · once-in-a-lifetime · continuous
anniversaryanticipation
State of awaiting something
countdown · eve · premiere · debut · inauguration
- happy anniversaryGreeting marking yearly milestone
- paper anniversaryOne-year marriage commemoration
- wedding anniversaryYearly observance of nuptials
- golden anniversaryFifty-year marriage commemoration
- silver anniversaryTwenty-fifth year milestone
- first anniversaryOne year commemoration