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

Is life richer with a fortuneless love match, or with all the wealth in the world and a stable union devoid of romantic passion?

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Initially awkward together, they gradually form an attachment informed by the trauma of the job, and their arranged union becomes a love match — albeit an unusually complicated one.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

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

There is good ground for believing that the marriage of Octavius and Livia was a love match.

From Roman Women by Brittain, Alfred