matrimony
nounHow many syllables in matrimony?
There are 4 syllables in the word matrimony.How to pronounce matrimony:
Definition of matrimony:
- matrimony (noun):
- the state of being married
- the state of being married marriage
- the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce).
Synonyms for matrimony:
bigamy
common-law marriage
conjugality
cuckoldom
endogamy
exogamy
inmarriage
intermarriage
marital rites
marriage
marriage of convenience
match
misalliance
monandry
monogamousness
monogamy
nuptials
open marriage
polygamy
relationship
sigeh
spousal relationship
union
wedding ceremony
wedlock
Antonyms for matrimony:
annulment
antagonism
break
break up
break-up
breakup
bust-up
decree nisi
denial
dissolution
disunion
disunity
division
divorce
divorcement
estrangement
falling-out
feud
judicial separation
khula
neglect
official separation
parting
parting of the ways
rift
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