Marriageable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Marriageable is an adjective meaning Suitable for marriage; nubile.
Meaning
Suitable for marriage; nubile.
More Meanings
- One who is suitable for marriage.
Example Sentences
Marry money, thought I to myself, who will he marry? then in my own mind I made a review of all the marriageable heiresses, and heiresses apparent, not only in Silveryville, but likewise, in a circuit several miles around it, and I could not find one among them all, who was not already engaged to be married to somebody else.
Word Forms
- marriageables
Synonyms for marriageable
Depending on context, synonyms include marriable, marryable, nubile, mature.
Antonyms for marriageable
Common opposites include unmarriageable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nubile, mature, marital, married, matrimony, wedlock.
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