adj · noun · 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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UK:/mætɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/
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rhymes with -əʊniəl
CMU ARPABET:M AE2 T R AH0 M OW1 N IY0 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, or having to do with matrimony and marriage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
matrimonial bliss
matrimonial harmony
matrimonial issues
matrimonial living
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: marital
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A classified advertisement describing a person who wishes to find a marriage partner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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: marital, married
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French matrimonial, also matrimony + -al.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
шлю́бны
(šljúbny)
— relating to marriage
Belarusian:
малажо́нскі
(malažónski)
— relating to marriage
Bulgarian:
съпру́жески
(sǎprúžeski)
— relating to marriage
Bulgarian:
бра́чен
(bráčen)
— relating to marriage
Catalan:
matrimonial
— relating to marriage
Chinese Mandarin:
婚姻的
(hūnyīn de)
— relating to marriage
Chinese Mandarin:
夫妻的
(fūqī de)
— relating to marriage
Czech:
manželský
— relating to marriage
Finnish:
avio-
— relating to marriage
Galician:
matrimonial
— relating to marriage
Greek:
γαμήλιος
(gamílios)
— relating to marriage
Hungarian:
házassági
— relating to marriage
Italian:
matrimoniale
— relating to marriage
Japanese:
結婚の
(kekkon no)
— relating to marriage
Kazakh:
ерлі-зайыпты
(erlı-zaiypty)
— relating to marriage
Māori:
pākūhā
— relating to marriage
Norwegian Bokmål:
ekteskapelig
— relating to marriage
Polish:
małżeński
— relating to marriage
Polish:
matrymonialny
— relating to marriage
Russian:
супру́жеский
(suprúžeskij)
— relating to marriage
Russian:
матримониа́льный
(matrimoniálʹnyj)
— relating to marriage
Russian:
бра́чный
(bráčnyj)
— relating to marriage
Slovak:
manželský
— relating to marriage
Spanish:
matrimonial
— relating to marriage
Ukrainian:
подру́жній
(podrúžnij)
— relating to marriage
Ukrainian:
шлю́бний
(šljúbnyj)
— relating to marriage
