- marriageable
-
adjective
Date: circa 1575
fit for or capable of marriage <not yet of marriageable age> • marriageability noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
marriageable
Look at other dictionaries:
marriageable — [mar′i jə bəl] adj. 1. old enough to get married 2. suitable for marriage [of a marriageable age] marriageability n … English World dictionary
Marriageable — Mar riage*a*ble, a. Fit for, or capable of, marriage; of an age at which marriage is allowable. {Mar riage*a*ble*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marriageable — 1550s, from MARRIAGE (Cf. marriage) + ABLE (Cf. able). Earlier was mariable (mid 15c.). Related: Marriageability … Etymology dictionary
marriageable — is spelt with an e in the middle … Modern English usage
marriageable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ fit or suitable for marriage … English terms dictionary
marriageable — [[t]mæ̱rɪʤəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n If you describe someone as marriageable, you mean that they are suitable for marriage, especially that they are the right age to marry. [OLD FASHIONED] Even girls of marriageable age were often ignorant of the … English dictionary
marriageable — marriageability, marriageableness, n. /mar i jeuh beuhl/, adj. 1. suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable. 2. of an age suitable for marriage: a marriageable daughter. [1545 … Universalium
marriageable — mar|riage|a|ble [ˈmærıdʒəbəl] adj old fashioned suitable for marriage ▪ a girl of marriageable age … Dictionary of contemporary English
marriageable — adjective old fashioned suitable for marriage: a young woman of marriageable age marriageability noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Marriageable age — (or marriage age) is the age at which a person is allowed to marry, either as of right or subject to parental or other forms of consent. The age and other requirements vary between countries, but generally it is set at 18, although most… … Wikipedia
