marriageable
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
1Other words from marriageable
- mar·riage·a·bil·i·ty, mar·riage·a·ble·ness, noun
- non·mar·riage·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·mar·riage·a·ble, adjective
- un·mar·riage·a·ble, adjective
Words Nearby marriageable
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How to use marriageable in a sentence
The worst of all was, however, that there were two young girls of a marriageable age, the daughters of the Jemadar.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorSometime during the year a list of marriageable princesses was prepared by the Emperor's orders.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneHe has a wife and five children all marriageable and unprovided for.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 | William PainterWhen she became of marriageable age she had many suitors, for she was beautiful and lovely in disposition.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) | Melvin Randolph GilmoreI now call all qualified ladies, marriageable, to chocolate at my house every day at your own hour.
British Dictionary definitions for marriageable
/ (ˈmærɪdʒəbəl) /
(esp of women) suitable for marriage, usually with reference to age
Derived forms of marriageable
- marriageability or marriageableness, noun
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