marriageability
Suitability for matrimony
Marriageability is the quality of being suitable for marriage.
The term often carries old-fashioned or clinical overtones, suggesting evaluation of a person—historically women—as a prospective spouse: Her family worried about her marriageability after the scandal.
Factors like age, wealth, social standing, or perceived attractiveness traditionally affected one's marriageability.
Pleasing quality that draws
- appealFormal review request
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- charmAttractive personal quality
- desirabilityQuality of being sought
beauty · dowry · bride-price · accomplishments · fortune · connections · reputation · virtue
Meeting required conditions
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- bachelorUnwed male adult
- bacheloretteUnmarried woman
- spinsterUnmarried older woman
suitor · catch · admirer · single · available · unattached · courtship · dating
Put into order
- matchmakerArranger of romantic pairings
- betrothalFormal marriage agreement
- bannsFormal notice of intended nuptials
- endogamyMarriage within one's group
exogamy · consanguinity · chastity · honor · modesty · virginity · patriarchy · kinship
State of being spouses
- nuptialsVows and rings
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- betrothalFormal marriage agreement
wedding · bride · groom · spouse · alliance · match · contract · settlement
Full growth achieved
- ageDuration of existence
- adulthoodState of being grown
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- independenceFreedom from external control
stability · readiness · judgment · self-sufficiency · settled · established · preparedness
State of being apt
- matchGame between opponents
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
chemistry · connection · alignment · understanding · accord · temperament · values · background
attractiveness
Pleasing quality that draws
desirability · beauty · dowry · bride-price · accomplishments · fortune · connections · reputation · virtue · refinement
eligible
Meeting required conditions
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- bachelorUnwed male adult
- bacheloretteUnmarried woman
spinster · suitor · catch · admirer · single · available · unattached · courtship · dating · matchmaking
arranged
Put into order
- matchmakerArranger of romantic pairings
- betrothalFormal marriage agreement
- bannsFormal notice of intended nuptials
endogamy · exogamy · consanguinity · chastity · honor · modesty · virginity · patriarchy · kinship · clan
wedlock
State of being spouses
- nuptialsVows and rings
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
betrothal · wedding · bride · groom · spouse · alliance · match · contract · settlement · trousseau
maturity
Full growth achieved
- ageDuration of existence
- adulthoodState of being grown
- responsibilityState of being answerable
independence · stability · readiness · judgment · self-sufficiency · settled · established · preparedness
suitability
State of being apt
rapport · chemistry · connection · alignment · understanding · accord · temperament · values · background · religion
marriageabilityunsuitability
Not right for purpose
ineligibility · undesirability · disqualification · unfitness · unattractiveness
marriageabilityunavailability
State of being unobtainable
betrothal · married status · commitment · engagement · wedlock
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