married

[mar-eed] /ˈmær id/
adjective
1.
united in wedlock; wedded:
married couples.
2.
of or pertaining to marriage or married persons; connubial; conjugal:
married happiness.
3.
(of an antique) created from components of two or more authentic pieces.
4.
interconnected or joined; united.
5.
(of a family name) acquired through marriage.
noun
6.
Usually, marrieds. married couples or married people:
young marrieds moving into their first home.
Origin
1325-75; Middle English; see marry1, -ed2
Related forms
marriedly, adverb
unmarried, adjective, noun
well-married, adjective
Examples from the web for unmarried
  • The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the lord, how to please the lord.
British Dictionary definitions for unmarried

unmarried

/ʌnˈmærɪd/
adjective
1.
not married: an unmarried mother
2.
(films) denoting a print of a cinematograph film in which the picture and sound recordings are on separate reels

married

/ˈmærɪd/
adjective
1.
having a husband or wife
2.
joined in marriage: a married couple
3.
of or involving marriage or married persons
4.
closely or intimately united
noun
5.
(usually pl) a married person (esp in the phrase young marrieds)
Word Origin and History for unmarried
adj.

c.1300, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of marry.

married

adj.

"formally wedded," late 14c., from past participle of marry (v.).