adjective
- occurring or existing outside of marriage
Usage: formal; legal contexts
Examples
- The study examined nonmarital births in urban areas.
- Nonmarital relationships are becoming more common in society.
- The law addresses nonmarital property rights.
- They lived together in a nonmarital partnership for five years.
- Nonmarital cohabitation has increased significantly over the past decade.
- The survey included questions about nonmarital sexual activity.