adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈmæɹɪtəl/
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CMU ARPABET:M EH1 R AH0 T AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to marriage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
marital affairs
marital bliss
marital issues
marital pleasure
marital sex
marital status
marital home
marital rights
They sought counseling for their marital problems.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to a husband.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to the state of marriage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
marital status
marital fidelity
married bliss
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: matrimonial, married
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French marital, and its source, Latin marītālis, from marītus (“husband”).
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
шлю́бны
(šljúbny)
— pertaining to marriage
Bulgarian:
бра́чен
(bráčen)
— pertaining to marriage
Bulgarian:
съпру́жески
(sǎprúžeski)
— pertaining to marriage
Catalan:
marital
— pertaining to marriage
Czech:
manželský
— pertaining to marriage
Finnish:
avio-
— pertaining to marriage
Finnish:
aviollinen
— pertaining to marriage
French:
matrimonial
— pertaining to marriage
German:
ehelich
— pertaining to marriage
Greek:
συζυγικός
(syzygikós)
— pertaining to marriage
Ancient Greek:
γαμικός
(gamikós)
— pertaining to marriage
Hungarian:
házassági
— pertaining to marriage
Latin:
marītālis
— pertaining to marriage
Norwegian Bokmål:
ekteskapelig
— pertaining to marriage
Polish:
małżeński
— pertaining to marriage
Russian:
бра́чный
(bráčnyj)
— pertaining to marriage
Russian:
супру́жеский
(suprúžeskij)
— pertaining to marriage
Serbo-Croatian:
supružanski
— pertaining to marriage
Slovak:
manželský
— pertaining to marriage
Spanish:
marital
— pertaining to marriage
Swedish:
äktenskaplig
— pertaining to marriage
Ukrainian:
подру́жній
(podrúžnij)
— pertaining to marriage
Ukrainian:
шлю́бний
(šljúbnyj)
— pertaining to marriage
