connubial

[ kuh-noo-bee-uhl, -nyoo- ]

/ kəˈnu bi əl, -ˈnyu- /

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adjective

of marriage or wedlock; matrimonial; conjugal: connubial love.

Nearby words

connors, connors, jimmy, connotation, connotative, connote, connubial, conodont, conoid, conon, conoscenti, conoscope

Origin of connubial

1650–60; < Medieval Latin connūbiālis, Latin cōnūbiālis, equivalent to cōnūbi(um) (cō- co- + nūb(āre) to marry + -ium -ium) + -ālis -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR connubial

nuptial, marital.

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Related forms

con·nu·bi·al·i·ty, nouncon·nu·bi·al·ly, adverbnon·con·nu·bi·al, adjectivenon·con·nu·bi·al·ly, adverb

non·con·nu·bi·al·i·ty, nounpost·con·nu·bi·al, adjectivepre·con·nu·bi·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for connubial

Another salient cause of connubial rectitude is lack of means.
Damn!|Henry Louis Mencken
From all that I hear, I fancy that he has set his mind also on connubial bliss.
Ayala's Angel|Anthony Trollope
The "Bridal Tour" is considered by many newly-married couples as a necessary introduction to a life of connubial joy.
Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners|B.G. Jefferis
From the singular instance of the siege of Troy, to the connubial pluralities of Henry the Eighth!
Single Life|John Baldwin Buckstone

Connubial cards linked together by little bits of silver cord.
Single Life|John Baldwin Buckstone

British Dictionary definitions for connubial

connubial

/ (kəˈnjuːbɪəl) /

adjective

of or relating to marriage; conjugalconnubial bliss

Derived Forms

connubiality, nounconnubially, adverb

Word Origin for connubial

C17: from Latin cōnūbiālis from cōnūbium marriage, from com- together + nūbere to marry

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