Marriageable
1marriageable — [mar′i jə bəl] adj. 1. old enough to get married 2. suitable for marriage [of a marriageable age] marriageability n …
2Marriageable — 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] …
3marriageable — 1550s, from MARRIAGE (Cf. marriage) + ABLE (Cf. able). Earlier was mariable (mid 15c.). Related: Marriageability …
4marriageable — is spelt with an e in the middle …
5marriageable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ fit or suitable for marriage …
6marriageable — [[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 …
7marriageable — 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 …
8marriageable — adjective Date: circa 1575 fit for or capable of marriage < not yet of marriageable age > • marriageability noun …
9marriageable — mar|riage|a|ble [ˈmærıdʒəbəl] adj old fashioned suitable for marriage ▪ a girl of marriageable age …
10marriageable — adjective old fashioned suitable for marriage: a young woman of marriageable age marriageability noun (U) …
