benedick

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)

Etymology

From the character in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

benedict

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