marriageable
Use Marriageable in a sentence
ɪ adjective
1.
suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
2.
of an age suitable for marriage: a marriageable daughter.
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marriageable (ˈmærɪdʒəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| (esp of women) suitable for marriage, usually with reference to age | |
| marriagea'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'marriageableness | |
| —n | |
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Marriageable
is always a great word to know.
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He is also marriageable but single, a predicament that drives his parents to despair.
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