matrimony
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
a long and happy marriage
Types & categories
- marital status hypernym
- bigamy hyponym
- common-law marriage hyponym
- endogamy hyponym
- intermarriage hyponym
- marriage of convenience hyponym
- misalliance hyponym
- monandry hyponym
- monogamy hyponym
- open marriage hyponym
- cuckoldom hyponym
- polygamy hyponym
- sigeh hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the ceremony or sacrament of marriage
Types & categories
- sacrament hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | marital |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | marital status |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bigamy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | common-law marriage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | endogamy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intermarriage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | marriage of convenience |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | misalliance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | monandry |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | monogamy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | open marriage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cuckoldom |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | polygamy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sigeh |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sacrament |