marital

adjective

mar·​i·​tal ˈmer-ə-tᵊl 

ˈma-rə-

1

: of or relating to marriage or the married state

marital vows

2

archaic : of or relating to a husband and his role in marriage

maritally

ˈmer-ə-tᵊl-ē 

ˈma-rə-

adverb

Synonyms of marital

• wedded
• conjugal
• matrimonial
• married
• nuptial
• connubial

Examples of marital in a Sentence

They've been having marital problems.

neither of them ever forgot their marital vows, no matter how hard things sometimes got

Recent Examples on the Web

For federal tax purposes, your status is based on your marital situation under state law as of December 31. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026

Cases of marital rape, the use of substances to incapacitate victims and non consensual image sharing of intimate images continue to proliferate across Europe. —Kara Fox, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026

No surprise that her relationship with her 12-year-old daughter Azad (Zenan Tünc) is increasingly strained, and marital life with her husband Ferhat Feyyaz Duman) is tense. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026

But Cialente also captures the discordant keys of a multigenerational household, from childlike angst to youthful rebellion to marital frustration. —Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin maritalis, from maritus married

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing marital

• marital bliss
• marital status
• pre-marital

Rhymes for marital

• extramarital
• nonmarital
• premarital

Kids Definition

marital

adjective

mar·​i·​tal ˈmar-ət-ᵊl 

: of or relating to marriage : conjugal

maritally

-ət-ᵊl-ē 

adverb

Legal Definition

marital

adjective

mar·​i·​tal ˈmar-ət-ᵊl 

: of or relating to marriage or the married state