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- [bih-troh-th uh l, -traw-thuh l]
- /bɪˈtroʊ ðəl, -ˈtrɔ θəl/
- /bɪˈtrəʊð/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bih-troh-th uh l, -traw-thuh l]
- /bɪˈtroʊ ðəl, -ˈtrɔ θəl/
Definitions of betrothal word
- variable noun betrothal A betrothal is an agreement to be married. 3
- noun betrothal engagement to be married 3
- noun betrothal a mutual promise to marry 3
- noun betrothal a betrothing or being betrothed; mutual pledge to marry; engagement 3
- noun betrothal the act or state of being betrothed; engagement. 1
- noun betrothal engagement, promise to marry 1
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Origin of betrothal
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; betroth + -al2
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Parts of speech for Betrothal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
betrothal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for betrothal
noun betrothal
- vow — a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage vows; a vow of secrecy.
- promise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- plight — Archaic. pledge.
- troth — faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty: by my troth.
- marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
Antonyms for betrothal
noun betrothal
- divorce — a divorced man.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
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