Marriage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

two people who are married to each other

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈæɹɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaɹɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaɹɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈæɹɪdʒ/.

Examples

a long and happy marriage
God bless this union
his second marriage was happier than the first

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wedlock married couple marriage ceremony union man and wife wedding spousal relationship matrimony

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) “a long and happy marriage”
noun	two people who are married to each other “his second marriage was happier than the first”
noun	the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony “their marriage was conducted in the chapel”
noun	a close and intimate union “the marriage of music and dance”

Word Forms

matrimonial	adjective	of or relating to the state of marriage
marry	verb	perform a marriage ceremony
wed	verb	take in marriage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hochzeit

der Zustand, dass ein Ehepaar freiwillig auf Lebenszeit (oder bis zur Scheidung) verbunden ist

🇫🇷French

mariage

l'état d'être un couple marié volontairement uni pour la vie (ou jusqu'au divorce)

🇪🇸Spanish

casamiento

el estado de ser una pareja casada unida voluntariamente de por vida (o hasta el divorcio)

🇮🇹Italian

matrimonio

lo stato di coppia sposata unita volontariamente per tutta la vita (o fino al divorzio)

🇳🇱Dutch

huwelijk

de staat waarin u een getrouwd stel bent dat zich vrijwillig voor het leven (of tot de scheiding) heeft aangesloten

🇵🇹Portuguese

casado

o estado de ser um casal unido voluntariamente para o resto da vida (ou até o divórcio)

🇷🇺Russian

свадьба

состояние супружеской пары, добровольно вступившей в брак на всю жизнь (или до развода)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शादी

एक विवाहित जोड़ा होने की अवस्था जो स्वेच्छा से जीवन भर के लिए (या तलाक तक) जुड़ जाए

🇧🇩Bengali

বিবাহ

বিবাহিত দম্পতি হওয়ার অবস্থা স্বেচ্ছায় আজীবন যোগদান করেছে (বা বিবাহবিচ্ছেদ পর্যন্ত)

🇮🇳Tamil

திருமணம்

திருமணமான தம்பதிகள் தானாக முன்வந்து வாழ்க்கைக்காக இணைந்திருக்கும் நிலை (அல்லது விவாகரத்து வரை)

🇮🇳Telugu

వివాహం

వివాహిత జంటగా జీవితం కోసం స్వచ్ఛందంగా చేరిన స్థితి (లేదా విడాకుల వరకు)

🇮🇳Marathi

लग्न

विवाहित जोडपे असण्याची स्थिती स्वेच्छेने आयुष्यभर सामील झाली (किंवा घटस्फोट होईपर्यंत)

🇮🇳Gujarati

લગ્ન

પરિણીત યુગલ તરીકે સ્વેચ્છાએ જીવનભર જોડાયા હોવાની સ્થિતિ (અથવા છૂટાછેડા સુધી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮದುವೆ

ವಿವಾಹಿತ ದಂಪತಿಗಳ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಸ್ವಯಂಪ್ರೇರಣೆಯಿಂದ ಜೀವನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ (ಅಥವಾ ವಿಚ್ಛೇದನದವರೆಗೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവാഹം

വിവാഹിതരായ ദമ്പതികൾ ജീവിതത്തിനായി സ്വമേധയാ ചേർന്ന അവസ്ഥ (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിവാഹമോചനം വരെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਆਹ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਆਹੁਤਾ ਜੋੜਾ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਸਵੈ-ਇੱਛਾ ਨਾਲ ਜੀਵਨ ਲਈ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਈ (ਜਾਂ ਤਲਾਕ ਹੋਣ ਤੱਕ)

🇵🇰Urdu

شادی

شادی شدہ جوڑے ہونے کی حالت رضاکارانہ طور پر زندگی بھر کے لیے شامل ہوئی (یا طلاق تک)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

婚姻

已婚夫妇自愿终身结合的状态（或直至离婚）

🇯🇵Japanese

結婚

夫婦が自発的に生涯（または離婚するまで）加入している状態。

🇰🇷Korean

결혼

종신(또는 이혼시까지) 자발적으로 결합한 부부의 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kết hôn

tình trạng vợ chồng tự nguyện gắn bó suốt đời (hoặc cho đến khi ly hôn)

🇹🇭Thai

การแต่งงาน

ภาวะของการเป็นคู่สมรสโดยสมัครใจเข้าร่วมตลอดชีวิต (หรือจนกว่าจะหย่าร้าง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pernikahan

keadaan menjadi pasangan suami istri yang secara sukarela bersatu seumur hidup (atau sampai bercerai)

🇵🇭Filipino

kasal

ang estado ng pagiging mag-asawa na kusang sumapi habang buhay (o hanggang sa diborsyo)

🇲🇾Malay

perkahwinan

keadaan sebagai pasangan suami isteri secara sukarela menyertai seumur hidup (atau sehingga perceraian)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زواج

حالة كونهما زوجين مرتبطين طوعًا مدى الحياة (أو حتى الطلاق)

🇮🇷Persian

ازدواج

حالت متاهل بودن که داوطلبانه مادام العمر (یا تا زمان طلاق) به هم پیوسته اند.

🇹🇷Turkish

evlilik

ömür boyu (veya boşanana kadar) gönüllü olarak bir araya gelen evli bir çift olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲתוּנָה

המצב של זוג נשוי שהצטרף מרצון לכל החיים (או עד הגירושין)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'marriage'?

The primary meaning of 'marriage' is 'the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)'.

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Using 'marriage' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'marriage' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'marriage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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