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unmarriageable

mar·riage·a·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mar-i-juh-buh l]
    • /ˈmær ɪ dʒə bəl/
    • /ˌʌnˈmærɪʤəbl /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mar-i-juh-buh l]
    • /ˈmær ɪ dʒə bəl/

Definitions of unmarriageable word

  • adjective unmarriageable suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable. 1
  • adjective unmarriageable of an age suitable for marriage: a marriageable daughter. 1
  • adjective unmarriageable not eligible or suitable for marriage 0
See all 3 definitions of unmarriageable

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Origin of unmarriageable

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; marriage + -able

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Parts of speech for Unmarriageable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unmarriageable

unmarriageable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unmarriageable usage trend in Literature

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