Phrase guide

marital status

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: civil status

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the condition of being married or unmarried

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legal status

Narrower terms: marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock, civil union, bachelorhood, spinsterhood, widowhood

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 婚姻狀況 /婚姻状况 (hūnyīn zhuàngkuàng) — term describing relationship
  • Czech: rodinný stav — term describing relationship
  • Danish: civilstand — term describing relationship
  • Danish: ægteskabelig status — term describing relationship
  • Danish: ægteskabelig stilling — term describing relationship
  • Dutch: burgerlijke staat — term describing relationship
  • Finnish: siviilisääty — term describing relationship
  • French: état matrimonial — term describing relationship
  • French: situation familiale — term describing relationship
  • German: Familienstand — term describing relationship
  • Hungarian: családi állapot — term describing relationship
  • Icelandic: hjúskaparstétt — term describing relationship
  • Indonesian: status perkawinan — term describing relationship
  • Italian: stato civile — term describing relationship
  • Japanese: 配偶者の有無 (haigūsha no umu) — term describing relationship
  • Polish: stan cywilny — term describing relationship
  • Portuguese: estado civil — term describing relationship
  • Romanian: stare civilă — term describing relationship
  • Russian: семе́йное положе́ние (seméjnoje položénije) — term describing relationship
  • Russian: гражда́нское состоя́ние (graždánskoje sostojánije) — term describing relationship
  • Spanish: estado civil — term describing relationship
  • Swedish: civilstånd — term describing relationship
  • Turkish: medenî hâl — term describing relationship
  • Ukrainian: сіме́йний стан (siméjnyj stan) — term describing relationship