unmarriableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmarɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmɛriəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and marriable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, marriable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + marriable adj.

Not marriable. Cf. unmarriageable adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > fitness for marriage > [adjective] > unmarriageable

unmarriable1542

unmarriageable1577

unconjunctive1643

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 177^v Cleopatra..beeyng yet a young damysell vnmariable.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Immariable, vnmarriable.

1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 36 Parted from each other, as two persons unconjunctive, and unmariable together.

1866 Spectator 13 Jan. 46/2 Count Hector..is strongly attracted by Jeanne, but suspected of an intrigue with her married sister; and an unmarriable damsel of forty, Adolphine, does her best to set others by the ears.

1903 Reader Sept. 374/2 Mr. Moore's women, those whom we recognize as distinctly Mr. Moore's feminine genre, are as absolutely unmarriable as the maidens of Miss Wilkins's reproduction are unmarriageable.

2012 D. Gynther Crossing on Paris 278 Many women approach their wedding night having already had that experience. I confess, that was my case. It did not make me unmarriable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmarriable
释义	unmarriableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmarɪəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɛriəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and marriable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, marriable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + marriable adj. Not marriable. Cf. unmarriageable adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > fitness for marriage > [adjective] > unmarriageable unmarriable1542 unmarriageable1577 unconjunctive1643 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 177^v Cleopatra..beeyng yet a young damysell vnmariable. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Immariable, vnmarriable. 1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 36 Parted from each other, as two persons unconjunctive, and unmariable together. 1866 Spectator 13 Jan. 46/2 Count Hector..is strongly attracted by Jeanne, but suspected of an intrigue with her married sister; and an unmarriable damsel of forty, Adolphine, does her best to set others by the ears. 1903 Reader Sept. 374/2 Mr. Moore's women, those whom we recognize as distinctly Mr. Moore's feminine genre, are as absolutely unmarriable as the maidens of Miss Wilkins's reproduction are unmarriageable. 2012 D. Gynther Crossing on Paris 278 Many women approach their wedding night having already had that experience. I confess, that was my case. It did not make me unmarriable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1542
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