Synonyms

marital

[mar-i-tl] Example Sentences Origin

mar·i·tal

[mar-i-tl]
1.
of or pertaining to marriage; conjugal; matrimonial: marital vows; marital discord.
2.
Archaic. of or pertaining to a husband.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin marītālis of married people, derivative of marītus of marriage. See marry1, -al1

mar·i·tal·ly, adverb
non·mar·i·tal, adjective
non·mar·i·tal·ly, adverb
post·mar·i·tal, adjective

marshal, marital, martial.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To marital

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Marital is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example Sentences
  • The marital status of one's parents will be called into question even ones who have celebrated their golden anniversaries.
  • After the vows, marital happiness may be all downhill.
  • Regardless of cultural differences, financial success or marital status, a period of depression settles over our forties.
EXPAND
Collins
World English Dictionary
marital (ˈmærɪtəl)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to marriage: marital status
2.  of or relating to a husband
 
[C17: from Latin marītālis, from marītus married (adj), husband (n); related to mās male]
 
'maritally
 
adv

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

marital
c.1600, from Fr. maritale, from L. maritalis "of or belonging to married people," from maritus "married man, husband" (see marry).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT