 |
marriage
Overview of noun marriage
The noun marriage has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (26) marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock -- (the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union")
2. (10) marriage, married couple, man and wife -- (two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love")
3. (2) marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony -- (the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel")
4. marriage -- (a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun marriage
4 senses of marriage
Sense 1
marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
=> marital status
=> legal status
=> status, position
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
marriage, married couple, man and wife
=> family, family unit
=> kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony
=> ritual, rite
=> custom, usage, usance
=> practice, pattern
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> survival
=> continuance, continuation
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
marriage
=> union, unification
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun marriage
3 of 4 senses of marriage
Sense 1
marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
=> bigamy
=> common-law marriage
=> endogamy, intermarriage, inmarriage
=> exogamy, intermarriage
=> marriage of convenience
=> misalliance
=> monandry
=> monogamy, monogamousness
=> open marriage
=> cuckoldom
=> polygamy
=> sigeh
Sense 2
marriage, married couple, man and wife
=> mixed marriage
Sense 3
marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony
=> bridal, espousal
=> civil marriage
=> love match
=> remarriage
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun marriage
4 senses of marriage
Sense 1
marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
=> marital status
Sense 2
marriage, married couple, man and wife
=> family, family unit
Sense 3
marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony
=> ritual, rite
Sense 4
marriage
=> union, unification
Antonyms of noun marriage
Member Holonyms of noun marriage
Substance Holonyms of noun marriage
Part Holonyms of noun marriage
Member Meronyms of noun marriage
1 of 4 senses of marriage
Sense 2
marriage, married couple, man and wife
HAS MEMBER: spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half
Substance Meronyms of noun marriage
Part Meronyms of noun marriage
Meronyms of noun marriage
1 of 4 senses of marriage
Sense 2
marriage, married couple, man and wife
HAS MEMBER: spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half
Holonyms of noun marriage
Attributes of noun marriage
Derived Forms of noun marriage
1 of 4 senses of marriage
Sense 3
marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony
RELATED TO>(verb) marry#2
=> marry, wed, tie, splice
RELATED TO>(verb) marry#1
=> marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse
Domain of noun marriage
1 of 4 senses of marriage
Sense 1
marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
TOPIC>(noun) law#2, jurisprudence#2
Domain Terms of noun marriage
Familiarity of noun marriage
marriage used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun marriage
4 senses of marriage
Sense 1
marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
> marital status
=> marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
=> civil union
=> bachelorhood
=> spinsterhood
=> widowhood
Sense 2
marriage, married couple, man and wife
> family, family unit
=> couple, mates, match
=> marriage, married couple, man and wife
HAS INSTANCE=> Bronte sisters
HAS INSTANCE=> Marx Brothers
Sense 3
marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony
> ritual, rite
=> betrothal, espousal
=> marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony
=> rite of passage
Sense 4
marriage
> union, unification
=> coalition, fusion
=> connection, link, connectedness
=> junction, conjunction, conjugation, colligation
=> association
=> marriage
=> syncretism
Meronyms of noun marriage
4 senses of marriage
Sense 2
marriage, married couple, man and wife
HAS MEMBER: spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half
=> family, family unit
HAS MEMBER: child, kid
HAS MEMBER: parent
HAS MEMBER: sibling, sib
=> kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe
HAS MEMBER: relative, relation
HAS MEMBER: clansman, clanswoman, clan member
HAS MEMBER: tribesman
Sense 3
marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony
=> ritual, rite
HAS PART: ritual dancing, ritual dance, ceremonial dance
Holonyms of noun marriage
Grep of noun marriage
civil marriage
common-law marriage
dissolution of marriage
inmarriage
intermarriage
marriage
marriage bed
marriage broker
marriage brokerage
marriage ceremony
marriage contract
marriage counseling
marriage licence
marriage license
marriage mart
marriage of convenience
marriage offer
marriage proposal
marriage settlement
marriageability
mixed marriage
open marriage
proposal of marriage
remarriage
same-sex marriage
Grep of adj marriage
marriageable
Grep of adv marriage
outside marriage
|
|
