adj
Meaning 1
Suitable for marriage; nubile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: marriable, marryable
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Suitable for marriage; nubile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: marriable, marryable
Antonyms: none provided
noun
One who is suitable for marriage.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
of girls or women who are eligible to marry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nubile
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English marriage Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English marriageable From marriage + -able.
Across languages
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.