Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marital

/ˈmæɹɪtəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: mar-i-tal
IPA: /ˈmæɹɪtəl/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to marriage.

adj

Pertaining to a husband.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"marital affairs"
"marital bliss"
"marital issues"
"marital pleasure"
"marital sex"
"marital status"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French marital, and its source, Latin marītālis, from marītus (“husband”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: marītālis

Usage

Obsolete

Derived Forms

antemarital extramarital intermarital intramarital maritality maritally nonmarital postmarital premarital

Phrases

have marital relations marital aid marital congress marital duties marital embrace marital name marital rape marital rapist

Frequently Paired Words

matrimonial conjugal spousal

Synonyms

matrimonial married

Rhymes With

premarital extramarital

Questions

How do you pronounce marital?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæɹɪtəl/.
What does marital mean?: Pertaining to marriage.
Where does marital come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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