connubial

[ kuh-noo-bee-uhl, -nyoo- ]
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adjective
  1. of marriage or wedlock; matrimonial; conjugal: connubial love.

Origin of connubial

1
First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin cōn(n)ūbiālis, equivalent to cōn(n)ūbi(um) “marriage” + -ālis adjective suffix; see origin at co-, nuptial, -al1

Other words for connubial

Other words from connubial

  • con·nu·bi·al·i·ty, noun
  • con·nu·bi·al·ly, adverb
  • non·con·nu·bi·al, adjective
  • non·con·nu·bi·al·ly, adverb
  • non·con·nu·bi·al·i·ty, noun
  • post·con·nu·bi·al, adjective
  • pre·con·nu·bi·al, adjective

Words Nearby connubial

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How to use connubial in a sentence

  • I wont have you treading on peoples finer sensibilities and smashing connubial peace and comfort all to splinters.

    Nothing But the Truth | Frederic S. Isham

British Dictionary definitions for connubial

connubial

/ (kəˈnjuːbɪəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to marriage; conjugal: connubial bliss

Origin of connubial

1
C17: from Latin cōnūbiālis from cōnūbium marriage, from com- together + nūbere to marry

Derived forms of connubial

  • connubiality, noun
  • connubially, adverb

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