MARITAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does marital mean? 

• MARITAL (adjective)
  The adjective MARITAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the state of marriage

  Familiarity information: MARITAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARITAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the state of marriage

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

marital; married; matrimonial

Context example:

married bliss

Pertainym:

marriage (the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce))

 Context examples 

Factors such as low parental warmth and low marital satisfaction, for example, can really affect women’s mental health.

(Depression - men far more at risk than women in deprived areas, University of Cambridge)

It does not matter what your marital status happens to be, as all Virgos will love this weekend.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A marital status in which a voidable marriage is legally declared null and void, as though it never existed.

(Annulled, NCI Thesaurus)

Many things can lead to conflict, such as illness, disability, addiction, job loss, school problems, and marital issues.

(Family Issues, NIH)

As can experiences of trauma, such as physical or sexual abuse, or being raised in a dysfunctional family in which there was a high degree of marital discord.

(Depression - men far more at risk than women in deprived areas, University of Cambridge)

Also, macho Mars and surprising Uranus will collaborate, and they will make sure that everyone of every marital status will have the chance to feel the sudden thrill of being touched by Cupid’s arrow.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)