married

[ mar-eed ]

/ ˈmær id /

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adjective

united in wedlock; wedded: married couples.

of or relating to marriage or married persons; connubial; conjugal: married happiness.

(of an antique) created from components of two or more authentic pieces.

interconnected or joined; united.

(of a family name) acquired through marriage.

noun

Usually marrieds. married couples or married people: young marrieds moving into their first home.

Origin of married

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at marry¹, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM married

mar·ried·ly, adverb un·mar·ried, adjective, noun well-mar·ried, adjective

Words nearby married

marriage guidance, marriage of convenience, marriage of figaro, the, marriage portion, marriageable, married, married print, marriner, marron, marrons glacés, marrow

Example sentences from the Web for unmarried

Rumors about unmarried middle-aged people, regardless of profession or gender, are sadly as common there as elsewhere.

America’s First Post-Gay Governor |David Freedlander |October 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There are different types of kimonos to denote something about the wearer, married or unmarried, young or old.

Bar-Hopping With the Kyoto Geisha |Liza Foreman |September 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The upward trend in the birth rate for unmarried mothers has reversed—dropping 14 percent, according to a new CDC report.

Unwed Women in the United States Are Having Fewer Babies |Brandy Zadrozny |August 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The birth rate to unmarried mothers has, with a few pauses, steadily climbed since the 1940s.

Unwed Women in the United States Are Having Fewer Babies |Brandy Zadrozny |August 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

If unmarried and convicted, the “active” partner will receive 100 lashes.

The Most Insane Antics of George Galloway, Britain’s Purring, Dictator-Loving MP |Gideon Resnick |August 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was young, unmarried and a poet; and this certainly was not a poetical incident.

Flora Lyndsay |Susan Moodie
She felt a slight sensation of comfort at arriving at this idea, when she remembered her own unmarried daughters.

Mabel, Vol. I (of 3) |Emma Warburton
Their remarks fell on the ears of Suguṇî, who was as yet unmarried, and also was a very learned and sensible girl.

Tales of the Sun |Mrs. Howard Kingscote
He was removed to a hospital and there passed away, unmarried and the last of his line, on the 10th of June 1580.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 |Various
He was unmarried, and perhaps he might be willing to come and live with her.

Jennie Gerhardt |Theodore Dreiser

British Dictionary definitions for unmarried (1 of 2)

unmarried

/ (ʌnˈmærɪd) /

adjective

not married an unmarried mother

films denoting a print of a cinematograph film in which the picture and sound recordings are on separate reels

British Dictionary definitions for unmarried (2 of 2)

married

/ (ˈmærɪd) /

adjective

having a husband or wife

joined in marriage a married couple

of or involving marriage or married persons

closely or intimately united

noun

(usually plural) a married person (esp in the phrase young marrieds)

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adjective

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adjective

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married

adjective

noun

Origin of married

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