matrimony — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

Marriage; the state of being married.

If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do now confess it.

[…]you can play around with girls without being involved in meshes of sentiment, and you can do anything and be justified—and here am I with the brains to do everything, yet tied to the sinking ship of future matrimony.

2

The ceremony of marriage.

3

A particular solitaire card game using two decks of cards.

4

A spouse.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

critical, joined, together

VERB + MATRIMONY

allured, love

MATRIMONY + NOUN

breakfast, moment, ye

PREP.

from, in, in, into

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for l

marriage
union
wedlock

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do now confess it.

Wiktionary

02

[…]you can play around with girls without being involved in meshes of sentiment, and you can do anything and be justified—and here am I with the brains to do everything, yet tied to the sinking ship o

Wiktionary

03

The critical period in matrimony is breakfast time.

Tatoeba · #238709

04

Her wealth finally allured him into matrimony.

Tatoeba · #291789

05

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment.

Tatoeba · #837399

06

Matrimony is the attempt of a couple to solve problems they would never have had as singles.

Tatoeba · #2481326

Usage Notes

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