wedding
Plural: weddings
Noun
- A marriage ceremony, including its accompanying celebrations.
- the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
- the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
- a party of people at a wedding
- A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.
- The joining of two or more parts.
Verb
- take in marriage
- perform a marriage ceremony
- present participle and gerund of wed
- To participate in a wedding.
Examples
- Her announcement was quite a surprise, coming a month after she published the words "I hate weddings with a passion and a fury I can only partially explain rationally."
- Playing WEDDING on the bonus square was a beautiful union of letters and points.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English wedding, weddynge, from Old English weddung (“betrothal, espousal”), equivalent to wed + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe.
Synonyms
conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, hymeneals, marriage, marriage ceremony, marry, nuptials, splice, tie, wed, wedding ceremony, wedding party
Scrabble Score: 13
wedding: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwedding: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wedding: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary