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What is the difference between wedded and married?

wedded | married | Synonyms |

Married is a synonym of wedded.



As adjectives the difference between wedded and married

is that wedded is joined in marriage while married is in a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.

As verbs the difference between wedded and married

is that wedded is past tense of wed while married is past tense of marry.

As a noun married is

a married person.

wedded

English

Adjective

  • (of a couple) joined in marriage.

    • Derived terms

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (wed)
  • * 15th c. , [1997], , Eugène Vinaver ed.
    • And kynge Lott of Lowthean and of Orkenay thenne wedded' Margawse that was Gaweyns moder, and kynge Nentres of the land of Garlot ' wedded Elayne: al this was done at the request of kynge Uther.
  • * 1911 [1990], T. W. Rolleston, Celtic Myths and Legends [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=OcbAOkX1uRYC&pg=PA181&lpg=PA181&sig=55jgL7lmh-RoSHLCFwUE9Ak9TTM]
    • Ross the Red, it is said, wedded a Danaan woman, Maga, daughter of Angus ?g.
  • * 1976 [2004], J. E. A. Tyler, The Complete Tolkien Companion [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=lII4lt_MAmQC&pg=PA328&lpg=PA328&sig=1Xrj5Ba8WNVeXzclh60oQtpM3lE]
    • Húrin wedded Morwen Eledhwen of the First House — and their children were Túrin and Nienor.
  • * a. 1911 1986, Howard Pyle, The Story of King Arthur and His Knights [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=vALiAcRyBcwC&pg=PA380&lpg=PA380&sig=hOThAAm-raql5gJhpMZzbU1P-T8]
    • But when he shall have wedded himself unto that duty so that he hath made it one with him as a bridegroom maketh himself one with his bride, then doth that duty become of a sudden very beautiful unto him and unto others.
  • * 1986, St. John Chrysostom, On Marriage and Family Life, Catherine P. Roth & David Anderson tr. [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=hbMtKk-kiLMC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&sig=GVHA-ol3fLhiSzro9HX7X4Rs4hE]
    • She was wedded wearing no golden robe but chastity, piety, generosity, and every other virtue.
  • * 2004 Maureen O’Hara, ’Tis Herself [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=_xBMo-UNCgMC&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&sig=NfvJnZ59cPHM1_x5_61cDx1BVjg]
    • “Who would have thought she’d already been wedded and bedded?”

    married

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.
  • (figuratively) Showing commitment or devotion normally reserved for a spouse

    • Synonyms

    * (in a state of marriage) wed, wedded

    Antonyms

    * (in a state of marriage) single, unmarried

    Verb

    (head)
  • (marry)

    • Synonyms

    * dowried

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A married person.
  • * 2001 , Charles A. Jaffe, The Right Way to Hire Financial Help (page 11)
    • A perfect example is life insurance. Most people starting out don't need it; you should only insure what you can't afford to lose or replace, and singles or young marrieds without a lot of assets frequently don't require coverage.
    My plan is to wait to have sex until I'm married .

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