connubial

[ kuh-noo-bee-uhl, -nyoo- ]
/ kəˈnu bi əl, -ˈnyu- /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR connubial ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

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

QUIZZES

DON’T VACILLATE! VANQUISH THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

It’d be a real faux pas to miss this quiz on the words from August 3–9, 2020!
Question 1 of 7
What does “vacillate” mean?
to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute.
to cause to be empty or unoccupied.
to assent tacitly; agree; consent.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of connubial

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

OTHER WORDS FROM connubial

Words nearby connubial

Connors, connotation, connotative, connote, Conn's syndrome, connubial, conodont, conoid, Conon, conoscenti, conoscope
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Words related to connubial

conjugal, married, matrimonial, nuptial, wedded, spousal, hymeneal

Example sentences from the Web for connubial

British Dictionary definitions for connubial

connubial
/ (kəˈnjuːbɪəl) /

adjective

of or relating to marriage; conjugalconnubial bliss

Derived forms of connubial

connubiality, nounconnubially, adverb

Word Origin for connubial

C17: from Latin cōnūbiālis from cōnūbium marriage, from com- together + nūbere to marry
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012