Meanings
nounmarital status (plural marital statuses)
plural marital statuses
- One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.
Synonyms: civil status
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 婚姻狀況 /婚姻状况
- 婚姻狀況 /婚姻状况 (hūnyīn zhuàngkuàng)term describing relationship
Czech rodinný stav
- rodinný stavterm describing relationship
Danish civilstand, ægteskabelig status
- civilstandterm describing relationship
- ægteskabelig statusterm describing relationship
- ægteskabelig stillingterm describing relationship
Dutch burgerlijke staat
- burgerlijke staatterm describing relationship
Finnish siviilisääty
- siviilisäätyterm describing relationship
French état matrimonial, situation familiale
- état matrimonialterm describing relationship
- situation familialeterm describing relationship
German Familienstand
- Familienstandterm describing relationship
Hungarian családi állapot
- családi állapotterm describing relationship
Icelandic hjúskaparstétt
- hjúskaparstéttterm describing relationship
Indonesian status perkawinan
- status perkawinanterm describing relationship
Italian stato civile
- stato civileterm describing relationship
Japanese 配偶者の有無
- 配偶者の有無 (haigūsha no umu)term describing relationship
Polish stan cywilny
- stan cywilnyterm describing relationship
Portuguese estado civil
- estado civilterm describing relationship
Romanian stare civilă
- stare civilăterm describing relationship
Russian семе́йное положе́ние, гражда́нское состоя́ние
- семе́йное положе́ние (seméjnoje položénije)term describing relationship
- гражда́нское состоя́ние (graždánskoje sostojánije)term describing relationship
Spanish estado civil
- estado civilterm describing relationship
Swahili hali ya ndoa
- hali ya ndoaterm describing relationship
Swedish civilstånd
- civilståndterm describing relationship
Turkish medenî hâl
- medenî hâlterm describing relationship
Ukrainian сіме́йний стан
- сіме́йний стан (siméjnyj stan)term describing relationship
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APA
marital status. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marital%20status
MLA
“marital status.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marital%20status. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marital status,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marital%20status.
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