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engagement ring en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. A ring given to one's fiancé(e) or intended spouse, symbolizing a formal pledge of matrimony and commonly consisting of a gold band adorned with one or more diamonds or other precious gemstones.
   • Then, aroused to the sense of what was proper among mortals circumstanced as we were, I pointed out to Kitty that an engagement-ring was the outward and visible sign of her dignity as an engaged girl; and that she must forthwith come to Hamilton's to be measured for one. 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Phantom Rickshaw”, in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales, Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co., page 13:
2. (broadly) Any ring resembling one traditionally presented as a pledge of marriage.
   • After about five minutes we dug up an old engagement ring. 2010, Donald L. Maly, Oasis of Hope, page 20:
   • Wednesday: I found an engagement ring on the beach this morning, beautiful little thing, a diamond the shape of a teardrop and two clusters of tiny sapphires on either side. 2014, Holly Martin, The Guestbook:

Forms

Deriveds

mangagement ring

Relateds

commitment ring · wedding ring

Translations (31)

pl pierścionek zaręczynowy (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · nl verlovingsring (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · nrf bague dé fianchailles (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · ru обруча́льное кольцо́ (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · ar خَاتَم اَلْخُطُوبَة (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · bg годежен пръстен (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · ga fáinne gealltanais (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · vi nhẫn đính hôn (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · cmn 訂婚戒指 /订婚戒指 (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · es anillo de pedida (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · ka ნიშნობის ბეჭედი (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · de Verlobungsring (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · fi kihlasormus (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · nrf bague d'engagement (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · ro inel de logodnă (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · sv förlovningsring (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · hu eljegyzési gyűrű (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · cmn 訂婚指環 /订婚指环 (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · ja 婚約指輪 (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · el βέρα (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · nb forlovelsesring (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · es anillo de compromiso (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · te ఉంకుటుంగరము (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · pt anel de noivado (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · hu jegygyűrű (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · ko 약혼반지 (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · lad aniyo de kidushim (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · mk венчален прстен (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · da forlovelsesring (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · ja エンゲージリング (a ring signifying a promise to wed) · fr bague de fiançailles (a ring signifying a promise to wed)