nuptial

nup·tial

N0195600 (nŭp′shəl, -chəl)adj.1. Of or relating to marriage or the wedding ceremony.2. Of, relating to, or occurring during the mating season: the nuptial plumage of male birds.n. often nuptials A wedding ceremony.

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[Middle English nupcialle, from Old French nuptial, from Latin nūptiālis, from nūptiae, wedding, from nūpta, feminine past participle of nūbere, to take a husband.]

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nup′tial·ly adv.

nuptial

(ˈnʌpʃəl; -tʃəl) adj1. relating to marriage; conjugal: nuptial vows. 2. (Zoology) zoology of or relating to mating: the nuptial flight of a queen bee. [C15: from Latin nuptiālis, from nuptiae marriage, from nubere to marry] ˈnuptially adv

nup•tial

(ˈnʌp ʃəl, -tʃəl)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to marriage or the marriage ceremony. 2. of or pertaining to mating or the mating season of animals. n. 3. Usu., nuptials. a wedding or marriage. [1480–90; (Middle French) < Latin nuptiālis=nupti(ae) marriage, wedding, derivative of nubēre to marry (of a woman); compare nubile] nup′tial•ly, adv. pron: The pronunciations (ˈnʌp tʃu əl) and (ˈnʌp ʃu əl) reinforced by analogy with words like mutual and actual, are not considered standard.

nuptial

- From Latin nuptiae, "wedding," from nubere, "to marry."See also related terms for wedding.

Thesaurus

Adj.

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nuptial - of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows"bridal, spousal

nuptial

adjective1. marital, wedding, wedded, bridal, matrimonial, conjugal, connubial, hymeneal (poetic) He had referred to the room as the nuptial chamber.plural noun1. wedding, marriage, matrimony, espousal (archaic) couples who never go near a church but insist on their nuptials being celebrated with a traditional church ceremony

nuptial

adjectiveOf, relating to, or typical of marriage:conjugal, connubial, hymeneal, marital, married, matrimonial, spousal, wedded.nounThe act or ceremony by which two people become husband and wife.Often used in plural:bridal, espousal, marriage, spousal (often used in plural), wedding.

Translations

婚姻的

nuptial

(ˈnapʃəl) adjective of marriage. 婚姻的 婚姻的