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nearlywed

nearlywed noun: a person who is engaged to be married.

Noun

nearlywed (plural nearlyweds)

  1. A person who is engaged to be married.
    • The best advice for anyone about to buy furniture—and this goes for singles, nearlyweds, parents, and retirees—is study.1974, Frances Heard, Harriet Burket, JoAnn Francis Gray, Founders Guide to Modern Decorating, New York, N.Y.: Popular Library, →LCCN, page 86
    • As if his franks-and-beans incident in “There’s Something About Mary” weren’t enough, Ben Stiller courts more disaster as a nearlywed whose life becomes […]2001, TV Guide, page 9
  2. A person who lives with a romantic partner without being married.
    • Call them "nearlyweds," couples with all the trappings of marriage—the home, the in-laws, the shared Labradoodle, maybe even the kids—but no actual marriage certificate. It's the latest relationship trend, and a growing one. But is it good or bad for women? Let nearlyweds themselves, and a few wise...2013 August 13, Shaun Dreisbach, “Are You a Nearlywed?”, in Glamour

Forms of nearlywed

pluralnearlyweds

Origin of nearlywed

From nearly + wed, modeled on newlywed.

Questions about nearlywed

What does nearlywed mean?
Nearlywed means a person who is engaged to be married.
What part of speech is nearlywed?
Nearlywed is a noun.
What is the plural of nearlywed?
The plural of nearlywed is nearlyweds.

Words near nearlywed in the dictionary

  1. nearly never bulled a cow
  2. nearly never won the race
  3. nearly-dead
  4. nearly-deads
  5. nearlyness
  6. nearlywed
  7. nearlyweds
  8. nearmost
  9. nearnative
  10. nearness
  11. nearnesses

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