marriageable
marriageable
Definition
mar·riage·able (mar′i jə bəl)
adjective
- old enough to get married
- suitable for marriage of a marriageable age
mar′·riage·abil′·ity noun
marriageable
Synonyms
marriageable
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- age: But when she reached the marriageable age of eighteen, he could put her off no longer.
- girl: However, finding the right choice in America was not quite easy; marriageable Lebanese girls were few.
- woman: For children think very much the same thoughts and dream the same dreams, as bearded men and marriageable women.
- increase: These pressures could increase as the number of British Asians reaching marriageable age increases considerably.
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