love match

American  

noun

1. a marriage entered into for love alone.

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love match British  

noun

1. a betrothal or marriage based on mutual love rather than any other considerations

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Etymology

Origin of love match

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

He’ll even dig up the grave of a suitable love match.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Whether Turner and Nist’s love match turns out to be the Real Deal doesn’t concern most of us in the long run.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2023

But I hope by the end, she has this humbling redemptive moment where she does find a love match with someone who loves her for her flaws, rather than despite her flaws.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2022

Find Love: Live Host Sukanya Krishnan hopes to find a love match for two eligible singles who are quarantined.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2020

Unlike so many of the Spanish marriages, his had been a love match.

From A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois by Bennet, Robert Ames