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unmarried

mar·ried
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mar-eed]
    • /ˈmær id/
    • /ʌnˈmær.ɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mar-eed]
    • /ˈmær id/

Definitions of unmarried word

  • adjective unmarried united in wedlock; wedded: married couples. 1
  • adjective unmarried of or relating to marriage or married persons; connubial; conjugal: married happiness. 1
  • adjective unmarried (of an antique) created from components of two or more authentic pieces. 1
  • adjective unmarried interconnected or joined; united. 1
  • adjective unmarried (of a family name) acquired through marriage. 1
  • noun unmarried Usually, marrieds. married couples or married people: young marrieds moving into their first home. 1

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Origin of unmarried

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at marry1, -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unmarried

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unmarried popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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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Synonyms for unmarried

adv unmarried

adj unmarried

  • alone — When you are alone, you are not with any other people.
  • at liberty — free, unoccupied, or unrestricted
  • by oneselfbe oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
  • footloose and fancy-free — If you describe someone as footloose and fancy-free, you mean that they are not married or in a similar relationship, and you therefore consider them to have very few responsibilities or commitments.

adjective unmarried

  • bachelor — A bachelor is a man who has never married.
  • eligible — qualified for sth
  • footloose — free to go or travel about; not confined by responsibilities.

adverb unmarried

  • widowed — a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried.

Antonyms for unmarried

adj unmarried

  • married — united in wedlock; wedded: married couples.

adjective unmarried

  • conjugal — Conjugal means relating to marriage or a married couple's relationship , especially their sexual relationship.
  • connubial — of or relating to marriage; conjugal
  • wed — to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.

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