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marriageable Definition

mar·riage·able (mar′i jə bəl)

adjective

  1. old enough to get married
  2. suitable for marriage of a marriageable age

marriageable Related Forms
mar′·riage·abil′·ity noun
marriageable Synonyms

marriageable

modif.

nubile, grown-up, of age, adult; see mature 1.

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.