Meaning & use
Affianced
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Formally engaged to be married; betrothed.
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The affianced couple announced their wedding date at the family dinner.
She wore her grandmother's ring after becoming affianced last spring.
A note on using this word
Comes from the Old French 'afiancer,' meaning to pledge one's faith; though somewhat old-fashioned today, it still appears in formal wedding announcements.
Words with a similar meaning
betrothedengaged
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Words with an opposite meaning
unattachedsingle
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