What is the difference between wedded and married?
wedded | married | Synonyms |
(of a couple) joined in marriage.
(wed)
* 15th c. , [1997], , Eugène Vinaver ed.
* 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]
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* 2004 Maureen O’Hara, ’Tis Herself [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=_xBMo-UNCgMC&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&sig=NfvJnZ59cPHM1_x5_61cDx1BVjg]
In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.
(figuratively) Showing commitment or devotion normally reserved for a spouse
(marry)
A married person.
* 2001 , Charles A. Jaffe, The Right Way to Hire Financial Help (page 11)
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
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(head)- 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.
- Ross the Red, it is said, wedded a Danaan woman, Maga, daughter of Angus ?g.
- Húrin wedded Morwen Eledhwen of the First House — and their children were Túrin and Nienor.
- 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.
- She was wedded wearing no golden robe but chastity, piety, generosity, and every other virtue.
- “Who would have thought she’d already been wedded and bedded?”
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* (in a state of marriage) wed, weddedAntonyms
* (in a state of marriage) single, unmarriedVerb
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* dowriedNoun
(en noun)- 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 .