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View synonyms for marriageable
marriageable
[ mar-i-juh-buhl ]
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.
marriageable
/ ˈmærɪdʒəbəl /
adjective
- (esp of women) suitable for marriage, usually with reference to age
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Derived Forms
- ˌmarriageaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- marriage·a·bili·ty marriage·a·ble·ness noun
- nonmar·riage·a·bili·ty noun
- non·marriage·a·ble adjective
- un·marriage·a·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of marriageable1
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Example Sentences
The worst of all was, however, that there were two young girls of a marriageable age, the daughters of the Jemadar.
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Sometime during the year a list of marriageable princesses was prepared by the Emperor's orders.
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He has a wife and five children all marriageable and unprovided for.
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When she became of marriageable age she had many suitors, for she was beautiful and lovely in disposition.
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I now call all qualified ladies, marriageable, to chocolate at my house every day at your own hour.
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