Dictionary

wedding ring en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English wedding ring, wedding ryng, weddynge rynge, weddyng ryng.

Meanings

1. Either of a pair or rings exchanged by spouses in a wedding ceremony, and afterwards worn by them, symbolizing continuous fidelity.
   • Do the bad thing / Take off your wedding ring / But it won't make it that much easier / It might make it worse 2007, “The Bad Thing”, Alex Turner (lyrics), performed by Arctic Monkeys:
   • Goodbye, old sleepyhead / I'm packing you in like I said / Take care of everything / I'm leaving my wedding ring 1947, Willard Robison, “Don't Smoke in Bed”, performed by Peggy Lee:
   • The surgeon leant over the body, and raised the left hand. "The old story," he said, shaking his head: "no wedding-ring, I see. Ah! good night!" 1837 February, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], “Treats of the Place Where Oliver Twist Was Born, and of the Circumstances Attending His Birth”, in Oliver Twist; […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], published 1838, →OCLC, page 6:

Forms

Deriveds

wedding ring effect

Relateds

commitment ring · engagement ring

Synonyms

marriage ring · wedding band

Translations (54)

fr alliance (a ring symbolizing marriage) · de Trauring (a ring symbolizing marriage) · yue 婚戒 (a ring symbolizing marriage) · mk бу́рма (a ring symbolizing marriage) · hu karikagyűrű (a ring symbolizing marriage) · nb giftering (a ring symbolizing marriage) · cmn 婚戒 (a ring symbolizing marriage) · ja 結婚指輪 (a ring symbolizing marriage) · tr alyans (a ring symbolizing marriage) · sh бурма (a ring symbolizing marriage) · fa حلقه ازدواج (a ring symbolizing marriage) · de Ehering (a ring symbolizing marriage) · pt aliança (a ring symbolizing marriage) · mi rīngi mārenatanga (a ring symbolizing marriage) · pl obrączka ślubna (a ring symbolizing marriage) · da vielsesring (a ring symbolizing marriage) · eo geedzoringo (a ring symbolizing marriage) · uk обру́чка (a ring symbolizing marriage) · el βέρα (a ring symbolizing marriage) · gd fàinne-pòsaidh (a ring symbolizing marriage) · nl trouwring (a ring symbolizing marriage) · it vera (a ring symbolizing marriage) · ru обруча́льное кольцо́ (a ring symbolizing marriage) · mk ве́нчален пр́стен (a ring symbolizing marriage) · ro inel de logodnă (a ring symbolizing marriage) · la anulus nuptialis (a ring symbolizing marriage) · bg брачна халка (a ring symbolizing marriage) · yue 結婚戒指 /结婚戒指 (a ring symbolizing marriage) · es anillo de boda (a ring symbolizing marriage) · pl obrączka (a ring symbolizing marriage) · ko 결혼 반지 (a ring symbolizing marriage) · cmn 結婚指環 /结婚指环 (a ring symbolizing marriage) · cmn 結婚戒指 /结婚戒指 (a ring symbolizing marriage) · cs snubní prsten (a ring symbolizing marriage) · it fede (a ring symbolizing marriage) · crh nişan yüzügi (a ring symbolizing marriage) · vi nhẫn cưới (a ring symbolizing marriage) · fi vihkisormus (a ring symbolizing marriage) · hu jegygyűrű (a ring symbolizing marriage) · sh burma (a ring symbolizing marriage) · ka საქორწინო ბეჭედი (a ring symbolizing marriage) · ro verighetă (a ring symbolizing marriage) · es anillo de casado (a ring symbolizing marriage) · mi rīngi mārena (a ring symbolizing marriage) · sk snubný prsteň (a ring symbolizing marriage) · nan-hbl 結婚手指 /结婚手指 (a ring symbolizing marriage) · ar خَاتَم زَوَاج (a ring symbolizing marriage) · nn giftering (a ring symbolizing marriage) · sv vigselring (a ring symbolizing marriage) · te ఉంకుటుంగరము (a ring symbolizing marriage) · bg венчален пръстен (a ring symbolizing marriage) · es alianza (a ring symbolizing marriage) · nrf bague dé neuches (a ring symbolizing marriage) · mt ċurkett ta’ tieġ (a ring symbolizing marriage)