Meanings
plural engagement rings
- jewelryA ring given to one's fiancé(e) or intended spouse, symbolizing a formal pledge of matrimony and commonly consisting of a gold band adorned with one or more diamonds or other precious gemstones.
Then, aroused to the sense of what was proper among mortals circumstanced as we were, I pointed out to Kitty that an engagement-ring was the outward and visible sign of her dignity as an engaged girl; and that she must forthwith come to Hamilton's to be measured for one.
1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Phantom Rickshaw”, in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales, Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co., page 13 - broadlyAny ring resembling one traditionally presented as a pledge of marriage.
After about five minutes we dug up an old engagement ring.
2010, Donald L. Maly, Oasis of Hope, page 201 more example
Wednesday: I found an engagement ring on the beach this morning, beautiful little thing, a diamond the shape of a teardrop and two clusters of tiny sapphires on either side.
2014, Holly Martin, The Guestbook
Translations
Arabic خَاتَم اَلْخُطُوبَة
- خَاتَم اَلْخُطُوبَة (ḵātam al-ḵuṭūba)a ring signifying a promise to wed
Bulgarian годежен пръстен
- годежен пръстен (godežen prăsten)a ring signifying a promise to wed
Chinese Mandarin 訂婚戒指 /订婚戒指, 訂婚指環 /订婚指环
- 訂婚戒指 /订婚戒指 (dìnghūn jièzhi)a ring signifying a promise to wed
- 訂婚指環 /订婚指环 (dìnghūn zhǐhuán)a ring signifying a promise to wed
Danish forlovelsesring
- forlovelsesringa ring signifying a promise to wed
Dutch verlovingsring
- verlovingsringa ring signifying a promise to wed
Finnish kihlasormus
- kihlasormusa ring signifying a promise to wed
French bague de fiançailles
- bague de fiançaillesa ring signifying a promise to wed
German Verlobungsring
- Verlobungsringa ring signifying a promise to wed
Greek βέρα
- βέρα (véra)a ring signifying a promise to wed
Hungarian eljegyzési gyűrű, jegygyűrű
- eljegyzési gyűrűa ring signifying a promise to wed
- jegygyűrűa ring signifying a promise to wed
Irish fáinne gealltanais
- fáinne gealltanaisa ring signifying a promise to wed
Japanese 婚約指輪, エンゲージリング
- 婚約指輪 (kon'yaku yubiwa)a ring signifying a promise to wed
- エンゲージリング (engēji ringu)a ring signifying a promise to wed
Korean 약혼반지
- 약혼반지 (yakhonbanji)a ring signifying a promise to wed
Norwegian Bokmål forlovelsesring
- forlovelsesringa ring signifying a promise to wed
Polish pierścionek zaręczynowy
- pierścionek zaręczynowya ring signifying a promise to wed
Portuguese anel de noivado
- anel de noivadoa ring signifying a promise to wed
Romanian inel de logodnă
- inel de logodnăa ring signifying a promise to wed
Russian обруча́льное кольцо́
- обруча́льное кольцо́ (obručálʹnoje kolʹcó)a ring signifying a promise to wed
Spanish anillo de compromiso, anillo de pedida
- anillo de compromisoa ring signifying a promise to wed
- anillo de pedidaa ring signifying a promise to wed
Swedish förlovningsring
- förlovningsringa ring signifying a promise to wed
Vietnamese nhẫn đính hôn
- nhẫn đính hôna ring signifying a promise to wed
Cite this entry
engagement ring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engagement%20ring
“engagement ring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engagement%20ring. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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