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Synonyms for affiance

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

engage plight

All synonyms

Verb

engage, plight, betroth formal dated

Noun

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.

  2. n. 1

    Faith, trust.

Forms

Plural
affiances → engagements, betrothals…
Past participle
affianced
e.g. affianced → engaged, plighted, betrothed…

Example sentences

  • engage I'd like to engage in foreign trade in the future.
  • plight She was not sympathetic to my plight.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
affiancefalling
engagerising
plightsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
engage2, plight1
7 letters
betroth
9 letters
betrothal
10 letters
engagement3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (engage2 = 2 syllables).