nuptial
of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows.
of, relating to, or characteristic of mating or the mating season of animals: nuptial behavior.
Usually nuptials . a wedding or marriage.
Origin of nuptial
1synonym study For nuptial
pronunciation note For nuptial
Other words from nuptial
- nup·tial·ly, adverb
- quasi-nuptial, adjective
Words Nearby nuptial
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How to use nuptial in a sentence
Some of the most recent nuptials have involved a few NBA stars.
NBA Stars Josh Hart And Damian Lillard Wed Their High School And College Sweethearts And The Photos Are Everything | Victoria Uwumarogie | September 9, 2021 | Essence.comAfter getting married in December 2019 and then surviving lockdown together just months after their nuptials, Nick and Kimelia Weathers Smith immediately got to work on building their family empire.
Meet The Husband And Wife Duo Who Created This Family Game Now Available In Target | Kimberly Wilson | August 27, 2021 | Essence.comCovid-19 changed so much in our lives, including nuptials, forcing couples to scale down or even cancel lavish wedding celebrations.
Netflix series asks couples with up to $35,000 saved: ‘Marriage or Mortgage’? You know where I stand. | Michelle Singletary | March 5, 2021 | Washington PostWe will only host our wedding if every guest who is medically cleared has easy access to a vaccine and is vaccinated by the time of the nuptials—which looked a lot more promising when we signed the contracts than it does now.
To an onlooker, the September nuptials of Faridah and Derrick at a hotel in Kampala, the capital of God-fearing Uganda, looked like any other wedding.
Can Uganda Help Africa Break the Church’s Grip on Weddings? | Charu Kasturi | December 14, 2020 | Ozy
Specifically, more couples are beginning to request digital privacy clauses in prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements.
Not long after the Dutch nuptial-nullifying company started gaining publicity, a pilot for a reality show called—what else?
Book a Vacation at a Divorce Hotel and End Your Marriage in Luxury | Nina Strochlic | July 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTChris Lee on the pitch-black pre-nuptial Indie comedy premiering at Sundance.
At Sundance, Icy Kirsten Dunst Leads Pitch-Black Comedy ‘Bachelorette’ | Chris Lee | January 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShould pre-nuptial agreements now specify the fate of a kidney given during the marriage?
I often heard Europeans remark that they considered the procession of the nuptial couch extremely improper.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferPutting on the nuptial robe of a passion in which life itself is concerned, the woman wraps herself in purity and whiteness.
Juana | Honore de BalzacOn leaving the nuptial chamber with a pretty woman in it, a man is apt to be hungry, if he is young.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete | Honore de BalzacThese are the most lugubrious nuptial felicitations that ever were offered to a bridegroom, I should fancy!
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor TrollopeBetter thou and I were lying, cold and limber-stiff and dead, With a pan of burning charcoal underneath our nuptial bed!
The Book of Humorous Verse | Various
British Dictionary definitions for nuptial
/ (ˈnʌpʃəl, -tʃəl) /
relating to marriage; conjugal: nuptial vows
zoology of or relating to mating: the nuptial flight of a queen bee
Origin of nuptial
1Derived forms of nuptial
- nuptially, adverb
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