wedding

[ wed-ing ]

noun

1. the act or ceremony of marrying; marriage; nuptials.
2. the anniversary of a marriage, or its celebration:

   They invited guests to their silver wedding.

3. the act or an instance of blending or joining, especially opposite or contrasting elements:

   a perfect wedding of conservatism and liberalism.

4. Business Slang. a merger.

adjective

1. of or relating to a wedding:

   the wedding ceremony; a wedding dress.

wedding

/ ˈwɛdɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the act of marrying or the celebration of a marriage
   2. ( as modifier )

      wedding day

2. the anniversary of a marriage (in such combinations as silver wedding or diamond wedding )
3. the combination or blending of two separate elements

Word History and Origins

Origin of wedding¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English “matrimony, wedlock, marriage,” Old English weddung “betrothal”; wed, -ing ¹

Idioms and Phrases

see shotgun wedding .

Synonym Study

See marriage.

Example Sentences

They said Ms Allen-Wyatt used multiple reasons for not doing them, including car crashes, lack of pitch availability, schedule clashes, her hen party and her wedding.

From BBC

As her group stood by juggling their parcels, I asked if she had any tips for people doing their own wedding flowers.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s not that I don’t dance,” he clarifies, “I do, but at home and at weddings.”

From Los Angeles Times

Smith-Griffin used some of the fraudulently obtained funds to put a down payment on a house in North Carolina and pay for her wedding, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times

"We had a couple who were coming here for their first wedding anniversary, you could see the excitement in their eyes."

From BBC

Related Words

• marriage