wedding ring
wedding ring noun: either of a pair or rings exchanged by spouses in a wedding ceremony, and afterwards worn by them, symbolizing continuous fidelity.
Noun
wedding ring (plural wedding rings)
- Either of a pair or rings exchanged by spouses in a wedding ceremony, and afterwards worn by them, symbolizing continuous fidelity.
- The surgeon leant over the body, and raised the left hand. "The old story," he said, shaking his head: "no wedding-ring, I see. Ah! good night!"1837 February, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], “Treats of the Place Where Oliver Twist Was Born, and of the Circumstances Attending His Birth”, in Oliver Twist; […], volume I, London: Richard...
- Goodbye, old sleepyhead / I'm packing you in like I said / Take care of everything / I'm leaving my wedding ring1947, Willard Robison, “Don't Smoke in Bed”, performed by Peggy Lee
- Synonyms:
- marriage ring, wedding band
wedding ring meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Arabic and Persian
wedding ring in Tamil
- திருமண மோதிரம், திருமணக் கணையாழி
wedding ring in Telugu
- a ring symbolizing marriage
- ఉంకుటుంగరము uṅkuṭuṅgaramu
wedding ring in Arabic
- a ring symbolizing marriage
- خَاتَم زَوَاج ḵātam zawāj
wedding ring in Persian
- a ring symbolizing marriage
- حلقه ازدواج halqe-ye ezdevâj
More languagesFewer languages
- wedding ring in Vietnamese
- nhẫn cưới
Synonyms of wedding ring
Forms of wedding ring
| plural | wedding rings |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wedding-ring |
Origin of wedding ring
From Middle English wedding ring, wedding ryng, weddynge rynge, weddyng ryng.
Words formed from wedding ring
Questions about wedding ring
- What does wedding ring mean?
- Wedding ring means either of a pair or rings exchanged by spouses in a wedding ceremony, and afterwards worn by them, symbolizing continuous fidelity.
- What is wedding ring in Tamil?
- Wedding ring in Tamil is திருமண மோதிரம், திருமணக் கணையாழி. See Wedding ring meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is wedding ring?
- Wedding ring is a noun.
- What is the plural of wedding ring?
- The plural of wedding ring is wedding rings.
Words near wedding ring in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wedding ring (page history and authors); wedding ring (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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