marriageable
Americanadjective
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suitable or attractive for marriage.
The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
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of an age suitable for marriage.
a marriageable daughter.
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Without men they see as marriageable, some working-class women have children alone; a growing number just aren’t having kids at all.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
"As a result, the difficulty of being considered marriageable can be a social stigma, indicating they're not capable and deserving of the role, which leads to great pressures and mental strains."
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
In India, the legal marriageable age is 21 for men and 18 for women.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2023
As I entered my marriageable years, I was introduced to suitable men from Lima, Peru; Tenerife in the Canary Islands; Paramaribo, Suriname; and Accra, Ghana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
If a marriageable son belonged to the family where she boarded a proposal was automatic; if there was more than one claimant, vicious fights occurred over her hand.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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