matrimonial

From Middle French matrimonial, also matrimony +‎ -al.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mætɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/

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• Rhymes: -əʊniəl

matrimonial (comparative more matrimonial, superlative most matrimonial)

1. Of, or having to do with matrimony and marriage.

   Synonym: marital

   matrimonial bliss

   matrimonial harmony

   matrimonial issues

   matrimonial living

matrimonial (plural matrimonials)

1. (chiefly India) A classified advertisement describing a person who wishes to find a marriage partner.

Borrowed from Latin mātrimōniālis.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mə.tɾi.mu.niˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mə.tɾi.mo.niˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ma.tɾi.mo.niˈal]

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• Rhymes: -al

matrimonial m or f (masculine and feminine plural matrimonials)

1. matrimonial

• matrimoni

• “matrimonial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “matrimonial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “matrimonial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “matrimonial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Learned borrowing from Late Latin mātrimōniālis.

• IPA^(key): /ma.tʁi.mɔ.njal/

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matrimonial (feminine matrimoniale, masculine plural matrimoniaux, feminine plural matrimoniales)

1. matrimonial

• assortiment matrimonial
• distance matrimoniale

• “matrimonial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Learned borrowing from Latin mātrimōniālis.

matrimonial m or f (plural matrimoniais)

1. matrimonial

• matrimonio

• “matrimonial”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “matrimonial”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Learned borrowing from Latin mātrimōniālis.

matrimonial m or f (plural matrimoniais)

1. matrimonial

• matrimônio

• “matrimonial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “matrimonial”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
• “matrimonial”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “matrimonial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “matrimonial”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “matrimonial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from French matrimonial. By surface analysis, matrimoniu +‎ -al.

matrimonial m or n (feminine singular matrimonială, masculine plural matrimoniali, feminine/neuter plural matrimoniale)

1. matrimonial

Borrowed from Latin mātrimōniālis.

• IPA^(key): /matɾimoˈnjal/ [ma.t̪ɾi.moˈnjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ma‧tri‧mo‧nial

matrimonial m or f (masculine and feminine plural matrimoniales)

1. matrimonial
2. (relational) marriage

• “matrimonial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025