marital
Pertaining to spouses
Marital means relating to marriage: marital status, marital problems, marital bliss.
The word appears in formal and legal contexts more than casual speech, where you'd more likely say "marriage problems" than "marital problems." Marital property is what spouses own together.
Formal event marking occasions
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- brideWoman getting married
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
altar · aisle · bouquet · engagement · bridesmaids · groomsmen · ringbearer · chapel
Firm pledge to act
- companionshipState of having company
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- mutualShared between parties
shared · reciprocal · alliance · collaboration · togetherness · harmony · support · equality
Loyalty or exactness
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- sexualityErotic nature and preferences
- bondingForming close connections
- closenessState of proximity
commitment · bedroom · love · passion · monogamy · loyalty · intercourse · procreation
One in number
- divorcedLegally ended marriage
- separatedPut or kept apart
- widowedHaving lost one's spouse
- annulledDeclared legally void
spouse · certificate · license · dissolution · estranged · common-law · bigamy · polygamy
Domestic unit of residents
- homemakingManaging domestic life
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
- familyRelated people together
- homeOne's personal residence
childrearing · budgeting · chores · cooking · cleaning · nesting · routine · responsibilities
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
matrimony · altar · aisle · bouquet · engagement · bridesmaids · groomsmen · ringbearer · chapel · reception
commitment
Firm pledge to act
- companionshipState of having company
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
mutual · shared · reciprocal · alliance · collaboration · togetherness · harmony · support · equality · communication
fidelity
Loyalty or exactness
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- sexualityErotic nature and preferences
- bondingForming close connections
closeness · commitment · bedroom · love · passion · monogamy · loyalty · intercourse · procreation · consummation
single
One in number
annulled · spouse · certificate · license · dissolution · estranged · common-law · bigamy · polygamy
household
Domestic unit of residents
- homemakingManaging domestic life
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
- familyRelated people together
home · childrearing · budgeting · chores · cooking · cleaning · nesting · routine · responsibilities · interdependence
maritalunmarried
Not legally wed
single · nonmarital · unwed · unwedded · divorced
maritalsingle
One in number
unattached · extramarital · solitary · dating · premarital
- marital statusWedded or unwedded classification
- marital counselingProfessional help for marriages
- marital vowsPledges between spouses
- marital guidanceAdvice for wedded pairs
- marital homeDwelling shared by spouses
- marital blissHappiness within wedlock
extramarital, marital status, premarital, maritally, marital rape