Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [mar-ij uhv, ov kuh n-veen-yuh ns]
- /ˈmær ɪdʒ ʌv, ɒv kənˈvin yəns/
- /ˈmærɪdʒ əv kənˈviː.ni.əns/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [mar-ij uhv, ov kuh n-veen-yuh ns]
- /ˈmær ɪdʒ ʌv, ɒv kənˈvin yəns/
Definitions of marriage of convenience words
- noun marriage of convenience marriage entered into for a personal or family advantage, as for social, political, or economic reasons, usually without love and sometimes without the expectation of sexual relations. 1
- noun marriage of convenience marriage for reasons other than love 1
- noun marriage of convenience a marriage based on expediency rather than on love 0
- noun marriage of convenience marriage entered into from calculated self-interest or expediency 0
Information block about the term
Origin of marriage of convenience
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Marriage of convenience
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
marriage of convenience popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
marriage of convenience usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for marriage of convenience
noun marriage of convenience
- mariage blanc — unconsummated marriage
- mariage de convenance — marriage entered into for a personal or family advantage, as for social, political, or economic reasons, usually without love and sometimes without the expectation of sexual relations.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
- Words starting with ma
- Words starting with mar
- Words starting with marr
- Words starting with marri
- Words starting with marria
- Words starting with marriag
- Words starting with marriage
- Words starting with marriageo
- Words starting with marriageof
- Words starting with marriageofc
- Words starting with marriageofco
- Words starting with marriageofcon
- Words starting with marriageofconv