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View usage for: (nʌpʃəl) Word forms: plural nuptials1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Nuptial is used to refer to things relating to a wedding or to marriage. [old-fashioned] I went to the room which he had called the nuptial chamber. Synonyms: marital, wedding, wedded, bridal More Synonyms of nuptial 2. plural noun [usually with poss]Someone's nuptials are their wedding celebrations. [old-fashioned] She became immersed in planning her nuptials. nuptial in British English (ˈnʌpʃəl, -tʃəl) adjective1. relating to marriage; conjugal nuptial vows 2. zoology of or relating to mating the nuptial flight of a queen bee Derived forms nuptially (ˈnuptially) adverb Word origin C15: from Latin nuptiālis, from nuptiae marriage, from nubere to marry nuptial in American English (ˈnʌpʃəl; ˈnʌptʃəl) adjective1. of marriage or a wedding 2. of or having to do with mating noun3. [pl.] a wedding; marriage Word origin LME nupcyalle < L nuptialis < nuptiae, marriage < nuptus, pp. of nubere, to marry: see nubile Synonyms of 'nuptial'marital, wedding, wedded, bridal More Synonyms of nuptial Definition relating to marriage He had referred to the room as the nuptial chamber. Synonyms wedding connubial (formal) hymeneal (poetic) epithalamial (poetic) Additional synonymsDefinition of a bride or a wedding the bridal party Synonyms matrimonial, marriage, wedding, marital, bride's, nuptial, conjugal, spousal, connubial (formal), hymeneal Definition of marriage Cranes are revered in Indian folklore as a symbol of conjugal bliss. Synonyms marital, nuptial, matrimonial, married, wedded, bridal, spousal, connubial (formal), hymeneal Synonyms marital, married, wedded, nuptial, matrimonial, conjugal- nun
- nuncio
- nunnery
- nuptial
- nuptials
- nurse
- nursemaid
Additional synonymsthe matrimonial home Synonyms marital, married, wedding, wedded, nuptial, conjugal, spousal, connubial (formal), hymeneal Definition of marriage a romantic fantasy of wedded bliss Synonyms married, marital, nuptial, conjugal, connubial (formal) |