wedding ring effect
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English
32
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A phenomenon in which people who are married or otherwise taken are perceived as more attractive.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "We tested one of the hypotheses, the so-called wedding ring effect-that women would prefer men who are already engaged or married-in a series of live interactions between men and women. The results show that women do not find men signaling engagement, or being perceived as having a partner, more attractive or higher in socioeconomic status."