nuptial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈnʊpʃəl/ (Northern-England)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈnʌp.t͡ʃ(ʊ)əl/ influenced by words ending in -tual, sometimes proscribed
- /ˈnɐpʃəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”), from nūbō (“to marry, to take as husband”).
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
To prevent the erosion of his own authority, Basil is persuaded to re-enact his father's crime — to unflower the servant girl on her nuptial night.
1988, Contemporary Dramatists, page 390:
- Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more nuptial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most nuptial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antenuptial · nuptial plumage · preternuptial · nuptially · nuptial act · mid-nuptial · postnuptial · nuptiality · inter-nuptial · nuptialize · nuptial crest · prenuptial · nuptial season · midnuptial · internuptial · nuptial stone · nuptials
Relateds
Synonyms
spousal (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · bridal (pertaining to wedding and marriage)
Translations (20)
pl weselny (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · ka საქორწილო (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · es nupcial (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · ru бра́чный (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · cmn 婚禮的 /婚礼的 (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · pl ślubny (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · ca nupcial (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · ro de nuntă (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · ms perkahwinan (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · pl małżeński (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · pl rozrodowy (capable, or characteristic, of breeding) · fi avioliitto- (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · bg сватбен (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · it nuziale (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · de hochzeitlich (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · pt nupcial (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · ro nupțial (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · hy հարսանյաց (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · fr nuptial (pertaining to wedding and marriage) · hy հարսանեկան (pertaining to wedding and marriage)