Dictionary

marriage en · NOUN

Pronunciation

mărʹĭj (General-American)
/ˈmæɹɪd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈmɛɹɪd͡ʒ/ Mary–marry–merry merger
/ˈmaɾɪd͡ʒ/ (Scotland, Wales)
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/ˈmæɹɪd͡ʒ/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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Etymology

From Middle English mariage, from Old French mariage, from marier (“to marry”), from Latin marītō (“marry”, verb, literally “give in marriage”), from marītus (“lover”, “nuptial”), from mas (“male, masculine, of the male sex”). Equivalent to marry + -age. Doublet of maritage. Displaced native Old English sinsċipe.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The state of being married.
- You should enter marriage for love.
(countable, uncountable) A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.
- One layman in Buddha's time decided to embrace celibacy and relinquished his marriage vows to his four wives. When he asked them what they wanted in terms of a settlement, one said, […] 1990, John Stevens, Lust for enlightenment: Buddhism and sex
- Now can we eat? Marriages are arranged for whatever purpose is suitable. All this talk of undying love and childbearing squirms in my stomach like a worm that demands feeding. 2013, David Gilman, Master of War
- By his marriage to his two wives, Tapuwae quietly strengthened all of the pas of the Wairoa district, as many of them came under his control through these unions. 1944, Tiaki Hikawera Mitira, Takitimu, page 123
- The account of the loss of the blessing of his father Isaac appears immediately after Esau's marriage to his Hittite wives. 1995, Edith Deen, All of the women of the Bible, page 275
- In an open marriage, the partners are free to have extramarital relationships or sex without betraying one another. Such a marriage is based on communication, trust, and respect, […] 2009, Charles Zastrow, Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare: Empowering People, →ISBN, page 30:
(countable, sometimes, specifically, uncountable) A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities. ▸ The union of only two people, to the exclusion of all others.
- Pat and Leslie's marriage to each other lasted forty years.
- "I have a patient right now whose marriage proved to be a tragedy. She wanted love, sexual gratification, children, and social prestige; but life blasted all her hopes. Her husband didn't love her. He refused even to eat with her, and forced her to serve his meals in his room upstairs. She had no children, no social standing. She went insane; and, in her imagination, she divorced her husband and resumed her maiden name. She now believes she has married into the English aristocracy, and she insists on being called Lady Smith. 1936, Dale Carnegie, “Part 1, Chapter 2. THE BIG SECRET OF DEALING WITH PEOPLE”, in How to Win Friends and Influence People, page 42:
- My grandparents' marriage lasted for forty years.
(countable, often, specifically, uncountable) A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities. ▸ The union of two people of opposite sex, to the exclusion of all others.
(countable, uncountable) A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed.
- You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable) A close union.
- And this marriage of poetry and history remained a solid relationship throughout the classical period. 2000, Edmund E. Jacobitti, “The Classical Heritage in Machiavelli's Histories”, in Vickie B. Sullivan, editor, The comedy and tragedy of Machiavelli: essays on the literary works, page 181:
- But the food is real: a marriage of local ingredients and serious technique. 2006 August 9, Amy Scattergood, A wild dream in the wild, published in the Los Angeles Times, republished in 2009 in The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook: A Year in the Life of a Restaurant (by Michelle and Phillip Wojtowicz and Michael Gilson with Catherine Price), on the cover
- Above all, we will no longer have to feel qualms about the marriage of art and money. We will no longer have to wonder if it is possible to separate the esthetic value of an art work from its commercial value. 2003, Paul Mattick, Art in its time: theories and practices of modern aesthetics, page 105:
- That bitter rivalry -- between Thaksin's supporters, known as the Red Shirts, and the royalist elites, known as the Yellow Shirts -- has been a hallmark of politics for the past 20 years, with deadly street protests a common occurrence. Friday's announcement signals a surprise marriage between the two sides, with Ubolratana having the power to break that cycle. 2019 February 8, Kocha Olarn, Helen Regan, “This princess could be the next prime minister of Thailand”, in CNN International Edition, Cable News Network, retrieved 08 Feb 2019:
(countable, figuratively, uncountable) A joining of two parts.
(countable, uncountable) A king and a queen, when held as a hand in some versions of poker or melded in pinochle.
(countable, uncountable) In solitaire or patience games, the placing a card of the same suit on the next one above or below it in value.
(countable, slang, uncountable) A homosexual relationship between male prisoners.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
marriages	Number=Plur		lexicographic
mariage		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Antonyms

divorce

Deriveds

Hyponyms

wedlease

polyandry · divorce · cohabitation · group marriage · adelphogamy · marry · polygyny · wedding · matrimony · bigamy · one flesh · polygamy · monogamy

Synonyms

alliance · civil union · wedlock · alliance · alliance · wedding · matrimony

Translations (513)

la coniugium (union of two people) · pa شادی (state of being married) · de Heirat (state of being married) · nb giftermål (state of being married) · de Heirat (wedding) · bg сва́тба (wedding) · ta கல்யாணம் (wedding) · eo geedziĝo (union of two people) · ru супру́жество (union of two people) · yag tuku (union of two people) · arz جواز (state of being married) · ru жени́тьба (state of being married) · la marītāgium (wedding) · tl kasal (state of being married) · es connubio (union of two people) · fa-ira اِتِّحاد (close union) · mr लग्न (wedding) · th การสมรส (union of two people) · ur اِزْدِواج (state of being married) · hu kombináció (close union) · prs اِزْدِوَاج (state of being married) · sv äktenskap (union of two people) · ryu にーびち (state of being married) · be заму́жжа (state of being married) · hi कल्याण (wedding) · fa-ira اِزْدِواج (state of being married) · da forening (joining of two parts) · it nozze (state of being married) · sv äktenskap (state of being married) · tet kaben (state of being married) · lb Bestietnes (wedding) · my စုတ် (state of being married) · la coniugium (state of being married) · smj gállasjvuohta (state of being married) · mwl matrimónio (state of being married) · vi hôn nhân (state of being married) · ur شادی (state of being married) · mnc ᡥᠣᠯᠪᠣᠨ (joining of two parts) · fa-ira نِکاح (state of being married) · da forening (close union) · eu ezkontza (state of being married) · de Eheschließung (wedding) · uk сва́дьба (wedding) · hi शादी (state of being married) · it unione (close union) · uk шлюб (state of being married) · fr mariage (state of being married) · oc maridatge (state of being married) · sco mairiage (union of two people) · fa-ira تَزْویج (close union) · id pernikahan (state of being married) · nrf mathiage (wedding) · uk весі́лля (wedding) · la nuptiae (wedding) · ur شادی (wedding) · rsk брак (state of being married) · yi פֿאָרפֿאָלקשאַפֿט (union of two people) · ru супру́жество (state of being married) · ks کھانٛدَر (union of two people) · mwl casamiento (state of being married) · nl huwelijk (union of two people) · tr evlilik (state of being married) · da ægteskab (union of two people) · la marītāgium (state of being married) · wa noices (wedding) · pt casamento (joining of two parts) · ast matrimoniu (state of being married) · it sposalizio (wedding) · hy պսակ (wedding) · pl ślub (state of being married) · mk брак (union of two people) · fo hjúnalag (state of being married) · nso lenyalo (state of being married) · ary عرس (wedding) · sh brȃk (state of being married) · mk венчавка (wedding) · cs sňatek (union of two people) · izh naimiskauppa (union of two people) · it nozze (wedding) · yue 婚姻 (state of being married) · yi זיווג (union of two people) · sh ȕdaja (state of being married) · mi mārenatanga (union of two people) · eo edziniĝo (wedding) · ar زَوَاج (state of being married) · hu kapcsolat (close union) · eo edzeco (state of being married) · et pulm (wedding) · mt żwieġ (state of being married) · ko 혼인 (union of two people) · yi מאַן־און־ווײַב־לעבן (state of being married) · hi मंगल (wedding) · sw ndoa (joining of two parts) · sh сва̀дба (wedding) · ca noces (wedding) · gsw Ee (state of being married) · ary زواج (state of being married) · mk свадба (wedding) · ga pósadh (state of being married) · id perkawinan (state of being married) · gl matrimonio (state of being married) · de Ehe (close union) · my လက်ထပ်ခြင်း (state of being married) · lv vedības (wedding) · sv bröllop (wedding) · sh žènidba (state of being married) · sl zakonska zveza (state of being married) · ml വിവാഹജീവിതം (state of being married) · kea kazamentu (state of being married) · he חתונה (wedding) · lnd aweh (state of being married) · io mariajo (state of being married) · eo geedziĝo (wedding) · or ବିବାହ (state of being married) · da ægteskab (state of being married) · el γάμος (wedding) · ps واده (wedding) · sh vjenčánje (wedding) · ee srɔ̃ɖeɖe (union of two people) · rup loáre (union of two people) · ga lánúnas (union of two people) · az toy (wedding) · es casamiento (wedding) · hi ब्याह (state of being married) · pt casamento (state of being married) · hu házasság (union of two people) · cmn 婚姻 (union of two people) · eo geedzeco (state of being married) · it nozze (union of two people) · bg мариа́ж (poker term) · hy ամուսնություն (union of two people) · hi लग्न (wedding) · sh жѐнидба (state of being married) · kl aappariinneq (state of being married) · de Ehe (union of two people) · nl huwelijk (state of being married) · cmn 婚禮 /婚礼 (wedding) · pl małżeństwo (state of being married) · ti መውስቦ (state of being married) · mk женидба (wedding) · es matrimonio (union of two people) · kmr zewac (state of being married) · sh бра̑к (union of two people) · de Trauung (wedding) · de Verheiratung (joining of two parts) · oc matrimòni (state of being married) · cs manželství (state of being married) · ta திருமணம் (wedding) · fo hjúnaskapur (state of being married) · ml വിവാഹം (wedding) · as বিয়া (state of being married) · ms pernikahan (state of being married) · fi avioliitto (close union) · ne बिहा (state of being married) · cmn 婚姻 (state of being married) · te వివాహము (wedding) · eo edzineco (state of being married) · tn lenyalo (state of being married) · ml മാംഗല്യം (wedding) · ks نیتھٕر (state of being married) · te వివాహము (state of being married) · ha aure (state of being married) · ga pósadh (wedding) · eo edziĝo (union of two people) · th การแต่งงาน (state of being married) · hi विवाह (state of being married) · fo hjúnaband (state of being married) · so guur (state of being married) · ss umshado (state of being married) · tt никах (state of being married) · pa ویاہ (state of being married) · ru марья́ж (poker term) · sh бра̑к (state of being married) · km ការរៀបការ (state of being married) · be шлюб (state of being married) · sv vigsel (wedding) · wa noice (wedding) · cs vztah (close union) · nn bryllaup (wedding) · lv laulība (state of being married) · sh вјенча́ње (wedding) · nb bryllup (wedding) · ta விவாகம் (state of being married) · lb Hochzäit (wedding) · tg тӯй (wedding) · pl małżeństwo (union of two people) · mi mārenatanga (wedding) · hu esküvő (wedding) · ja 結婚 (union of two people) · fr mariage (wedding) · fa-ira اِزْدِواج (union of two people) · ml കല്യാണം (wedding) · ur وِواہ (wedding) · nb giftemål (state of being married) · fi naimakauppa (joining of two parts) · fa-ira نِکاح (union of two people) · zdj nɗola (union of two people) · rm matrimoni (state of being married) · am ጋብቻ (state of being married) · vi lể cưới (state of being married) · yi נישׂואין (state of being married) · wa mariaedje (wedding) · cu сватьба (wedding) · zlw-opl swaćba (wedding) · eo nupto (wedding) · he חֲתֻנָּה (wedding) · cy priodas (state of being married) · fa-ira عَروسی (wedding) · el γάμος (state of being married) · ks کھانٛدَر (state of being married) · sk manželstvo (state of being married) · km មង្គលការ (wedding) · sq dasmë (wedding) · ko 혼례 (wedding) · id nikah (state of being married) · ar عُرْس (wedding) · tt никах (wedding) · yi קידושין (wedding) · gd pòsadh (state of being married) · gl matrimonio (union of two people) · ur وِواہ (state of being married) · bg съпру́жество (state of being married) · ba никах (state of being married) · ks کھانٛدَر (wedding) · nn giftarmål (state of being married) · got 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰 (state of being married) · ps نکاح (state of being married) · ks نیتھٕر (wedding) · ps واده (state of being married) · it matrimonio (state of being married) · zu umshado (state of being married) · mk брак (state of being married) · hu házasság (state of being married) · be вясе́лле (wedding) · lb Bestietnes (state of being married) · la mātrimōnium (state of being married) · cu бракъ (state of being married) · pt casamento (close union) · sh венча́ње (wedding) · xh umtshato (state of being married) · eo edziĝo (wedding) · chr ᏨᏓᏓᏨᏍᏙᏗ (state of being married) · fr mariage (union of two people) · nb ekteskap (state of being married) · tg арӯсӣ (wedding) · et abielu (state of being married) · yi חופּה (wedding) · nl echt (state of being married) · tr izdivaç (state of being married) · te పెండ్లి (state of being married) · ml സംയോജനം (joining of two parts) · om gaa'ela (state of being married) · ko 결혼식 (wedding) · gv poosey (state of being married) · it sposalizio (union of two people) · hu házasságkötés (wedding) · kk той (wedding) · sw ndoa (state of being married) · sco mairiage (state of being married) · lt santuoka (union of two people) · es boda (wedding) · it connubio (close union) · bn শাদি (wedding) · yi חתונה (wedding) · rsk малженство (state of being married) · ar نِكَاح (state of being married) · fa-ira بَیوگانی (wedding) · acm زَوَاج (state of being married) · ur نِکاح (union of two people) · sd विहांउ (state of being married) · udi лашӏкӏой (state of being married) · eo edziniĝa festo (wedding) · ang sinsċipe (state of being married) · pl ślub (wedding) · vi đám cưới (wedding) · ko 결혼 (state of being married) · ca casament (wedding) · vo mat (state of being married) · my အာဝါဟဝိဝါဟ (wedding) · ur نِکاح (state of being married) · ru бракосочета́ние (wedding) · chr ᏨᏓᏓᏨᏍᏙᏗ (union of two people) · mfe maryaz (state of being married) · cs sňatek (state of being married) · st lenyalo (state of being married) · ky кыз тою (wedding) · cs manželství (union of two people) · tg никоҳ (state of being married) · uz nikoh (state of being married) · fi rekisteröity parisuhde (state of being married) · ms perkahwinan (state of being married) · da forbindelse (close union) · ro cununie (wedding) · orv сватьба (wedding) · az nikah (state of being married) · la nūptus (state of being married) · lo ການສົມຣົດ (state of being married) · se náittus (state of being married) · eo edziniĝo (union of two people) · gv bannish (wedding) · ro căsătorie (state of being married) · ky нике (state of being married) · sk svadba (wedding) · mt żwieġ (wedding) · nv iigeh (state of being married) · ml മംഗലം (wedding) · ln libala (union of two people) · uz toʻy (wedding) · rsk женїдба (state of being married) · fi avioliitto (union of two people) · ovd ektnskap (state of being married) · tt туй (wedding) · el γάμος (union of two people) · lt vestuvės (wedding) · ve mbingano (state of being married) · prs نِکَاح (state of being married) · ro căsătorie (union of two people) · rm letg (state of being married) · ko 결혼 (union of two people) · nn ekteskap (state of being married) · ts vukati (state of being married) · nrf mathiage (state of being married) · es unión (joining of two parts) · ks نیتھٕر (union of two people) · af huwelik (state of being married) · be сва́дзьба (wedding) · pt matrimônio (state of being married) · ml താലികെട്ട് (wedding) · ja 婚姻 (union of two people) · cs svatba (wedding) · gd pòsadh (wedding) · cs ženitba (state of being married) · uk одру́ження (state of being married) · ta திருமணம் (state of being married) · pdt Ehe (union of two people) · bg жени́тба (state of being married) · th การแต่งงาน (wedding) · crs maryaz (state of being married) · pdt Ehe (state of being married) · pt casamento (wedding) · de Hochzeit (wedding) · nrf mathiage (union of two people) · mn гэрлэлт (state of being married) · ru заму́жество (state of being married) · bua гэрлэлгэ (state of being married) · hi शादी (wedding) · yue 結婚 /结婚 (state of being married) · sw ndoa (union of two people) · kl aappariilerneq (state of being married) · gv poosey (wedding) · vi sự cưới xin (state of being married) · tr birliktelik (union of two people) · mnc ᡥᠣᠯᠪᠣᠨ (state of being married) · yi זיווגשאַפֿט (state of being married) · ar زَوَاج (union of two people) · ch akkamo' (state of being married) · mnc ᡥᠣᠯᠪᠣᠨ (union of two people) · lt santuoka (state of being married) · bn বিবাহ (state of being married) · mt żwieġ (union of two people) · he נישואין \ נִשּׂוּאִין (state of being married) · sq martesë (state of being married) · sh venčánje (wedding) · ml വിവാഹം (state of being married) · sw ndoa (close union) · ug نىكاھ (state of being married) · ta கல்யாணம் (state of being married) · bn শাদি (state of being married) · ht maryaj (state of being married) · ro nuntă (wedding) · mi mārena (state of being married) · ru венча́ние (wedding) · bol kai bono (state of being married) · my အိမ်ထောင် (state of being married) · da bryllup (wedding) · la cōnūbium (state of being married) · rm lètg (state of being married) · fro mariage (wedding) · tr nikâh (state of being married) · ug توي (wedding) · bn বিয়ে (state of being married) · rm lai (state of being married) · gv poosey (union of two people) · it matrimonio (wedding) · cy priodas (union of two people) · bg брак (union of two people) · mi mārenatanga (state of being married) · sa विवाह (state of being married) · fi avioliitto (state of being married) · fi avioliitto (joining of two parts) · eo geedziĝa festo (wedding) · ja 結婚 (state of being married) · mt tieġ (wedding) · yue 婚禮 /婚礼 (wedding) · is hjónaband (state of being married) · pl wesele (wedding) · ang ġifta (wedding) · sk veselie (wedding) · grc γάμος (wedding) · swb ndrola (union of two people) · ur بِیاہ (state of being married) · ka ქორწილი (wedding) · bho बिआह (state of being married) · vi sự kết hôn (state of being married) · hi विवाह (wedding) · prs اِزْدِوَاج (union of two people) · de Ehe (state of being married) · fi häät (wedding) · sh brȃk (union of two people) · th งานแต่งงาน (wedding) · nr umtjhado (state of being married) · bg бракосъчета́ние (wedding) · sk sobáš (wedding) · my အိမ်ထောင်ရေး (state of being married) · wa mariaedje (state of being married) · da vielse (wedding) · ka ქორწინება (state of being married) · ast matrimoniu (union of two people) · lt santuoka (wedding) · tr evlilik (union of two people) · se náittosdilli (state of being married) · pl swadźba (wedding) · sk sobáš (state of being married) · fur matrimoni (state of being married) · uk сва́йба (wedding) · bg брак (state of being married) · it sposalizio (state of being married) · tr nikâh (wedding) · ar زِفَاف (wedding) · ig olulu (state of being married) · fr noces (wedding) · da giftermål (state of being married) · ca matrimoni (state of being married) · es matrimonio (state of being married) · sw ndoa (wedding) · ga pósadh (union of two people) · cmn 結婚 /结婚 (state of being married) · yi זיווג־לעבן (state of being married) · ce брак (state of being married) · az evlilik (union of two people) · xag 𐔾𐔰𐕝𐕄𐕒 (state of being married) · ee srɔ̃ɖeɖe (wedding) · tg издивоҷ (state of being married) · es coyunda (union of two people) · rm alach (state of being married) · gd pòsadh (union of two people) · hu házasítás (joining of two parts) · sh у̏даја (state of being married) · tr birliktelik (close union) · zlw-opl swadźba (wedding) · grc γάμος (state of being married) · gd banais (wedding) · gu લગ્ન (state of being married) · ga bainis (wedding) · be заму́ства (state of being married) · lv laulība (union of two people) · kk неке (state of being married) · rsk супружество (state of being married) · mn хурим (wedding) · hi ब्याह (wedding) · kn ಮದುವೆ (state of being married) · pt matrimónio (state of being married) · io mariajo (union of two people) · km អាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ (wedding) · ru брак (union of two people) · pt casamento (union of two people) · nds Eihe (union of two people) · an matrimonio (state of being married) · ru брак (state of being married) · ps توى (wedding) · sl poroka (wedding) · it matrimonio (union of two people) · ig nwanyi (state of being married) · be жані́цьба (state of being married) · da giftermål (union of two people) · hu lakodalom (wedding) · lv kāzas (wedding) · uk заму́жжя (state of being married) · mr लग्न (state of being married) · sh svàdba (wedding) · io mariajo (wedding) · bni libala (union of two people) · sma ektievoete (state of being married) · sl svatba (wedding) · fo brúdleyp (wedding) · et pulmad (wedding) · te పెండ్లి (wedding) · ru сва́дьба (wedding) · tk nika (state of being married) · pa ਵਿਆਹ (state of being married) · prs نِکَاح (union of two people) · uk замі́жжя (state of being married) · cop ⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ (wedding) · hy հարսանիք (wedding) · eo edziĝa festo (wedding) · yue 婚姻 (union of two people) · th การสมรส (state of being married) · bg едине́ние (close union) · tr düğün (wedding) · sco mairiage (wedding)