Meanings
nounbenedick (plural benedicks)
plural benedicks
- A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the character in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
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APA
benedick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benedick
MLA
“benedick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benedick. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benedick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benedick.
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