marriageable

[ mar-i-juh-buhl ]

/ ˈmær ɪ dʒə bəl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR marriageable ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.

of an age suitable for marriage: a marriageable daughter.

Origin of marriageable

First recorded in 1545–55; marriage + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM marriageable

mar·riage·a·bil·i·ty, mar·riage·a·ble·ness, nounnon·mar·riage·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·mar·riage·a·ble, adjectiveun·mar·riage·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby marriageable

marram grass, Marranism, Marrano, marri, marriage, marriageable, marriage broker, marriage bureau, marriage encounter, marriage equality, marriage guidance

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Example sentences from the Web for marriageable

The marriageable women he had seen had not been of the type to attract a dreamer like Daniel Wise.
The Copy-Cat and Other Stories|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
He had also a daughter, whom he contracted to Drusus, Germanicus's son, before she was of marriageable age.
The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete|C. Suetonius Tranquillus
He humbly beseeches Her Majesty to have pitiful regard for his wife and marriageable children.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1|William Painter
It thus happened that Paul escaped the discouragements hitherto presented to marriageable men by dowagers and young girls.
The Marriage Contract|Honore de Balzac

I think I could throw out an inducement which would lead him to look favorably on her—when she's of a marriageable age, that is.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for marriageable

marriageable

/ (ˈmærɪdʒəbəl) /

adjective

(esp of women) suitable for marriage, usually with reference to age

Derived forms of marriageable

marriageability or marriageableness, noun

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单词	marriageable
释义	marriageable [ mar-i-juh-buhl ] / ˈmær ɪ dʒə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR marriageable ON THESAURUS.COM adjective suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable. of an age suitable for marriage: a marriageable daughter. Origin of marriageable First recorded in 1545–55; marriage + -able OTHER WORDS FROM marriageable mar·riage·a·bil·i·ty, mar·riage·a·ble·ness, nounnon·mar·riage·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·mar·riage·a·ble, adjectiveun·mar·riage·a·ble, adjective Words nearby marriageable marram grass, Marranism, Marrano, marri, marriage, marriageable, marriage broker, marriage bureau, marriage encounter, marriage equality, marriage guidance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for marriageable The marriageable women he had seen had not been of the type to attract a dreamer like Daniel Wise. The Copy-Cat and Other Stories\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman He had also a daughter, whom he contracted to Drusus, Germanicus's son, before she was of marriageable age. The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete\|C. Suetonius Tranquillus He humbly beseeches Her Majesty to have pitiful regard for his wife and marriageable children. The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1\|William Painter It thus happened that Paul escaped the discouragements hitherto presented to marriageable men by dowagers and young girls. The Marriage Contract\|Honore de Balzac I think I could throw out an inducement which would lead him to look favorably on her—when she's of a marriageable age, that is. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877.\|Various British Dictionary definitions for marriageable marriageable / (ˈmærɪdʒəbəl) / adjective (esp of women) suitable for marriage, usually with reference to age Derived forms of marriageable marriageability or marriageableness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to marriageable adult, grown-up, mature, of age
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marriageable

adjective

Origin of marriageable

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Example sentences from the Web for marriageable

British Dictionary definitions for marriageable

adjective

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