marriageable

• Bezeichnet eine Person, besonders eine Frau, die als geeignet für die Ehe angesehen wird; veralteter Begriff.

An old-fashioned term describing a person, especially a woman, considered suitable for marriage.

1. Eligible for marriageB2formal

   Referring to a person, usually a woman, who is considered to be of suitable age and condition to get married.

   Heiratsfähig

   • In many cultures, young women become marriageable after reaching a certain age.
   • She was considered marriageable by her family at eighteen.
   • The novel describes the social pressures faced by marriageable daughters.

   Synonymeeligiblenubile