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Fortnight vs Forenight - What's the difference?

fortnight | forenight |

As nouns the difference between fortnight and forenight

is that fortnight is a period of fourteen nights; two weeks while forenight is the evening, between twilight and bedtime.

As an adverb fortnight

is after a fortnight has passed.

fortnight

English

(wikipedia fortnight)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A period of fourteen nights; two weeks.

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • After a fortnight has passed.
    • 1852' Charles Dickens, ''Bleak House'': ''We will proceed with the hearing on Wednesday '''fortnight .

    Related terms

    * fortnightly * microfortnight * halfmonth

    See also

    * sennight

    forenight

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) The evening, between twilight and bedtime.
    • (Webster 1913)