nuptials
Britishplural noun
Explanation
When you go to someone's wedding, you are attending their nuptials, a fancier way of talking about a wedding ceremony. If you take away the "s" in nuptials, it is used like an adjective to mean "related to marriage." You could say that your newlywed friends are living in nuptial bliss, or if you like them less, that their wedding, with fireworks and a horse-drawn carriage, was a perfect example of nuptial excess.
Vocabulary lists containing nuptials
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Example Sentences
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SAN FRANCISCO—Alex Sorenson and Lizzie Silvers were about to tie the knot at an outdoor ceremony when a group of tipsy young men stumbled in out of the gloom, tittering at discovering nuptials in progress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Our friends were always surprised at our distaste for nuptials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The nuptials culminated on Saturday with a wedding breakfast hosted by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who offered his blessing to the newlyweds.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
A conversation about the deeper questions behind a wedding budget: We’re still thinking about Taylor Swift’s Madison Square Garden nuptials!
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
Sure enough, there’s Caesar Flickerman, speaking before a standing-room-only crowd in front of the Training Center, talking to an appreciative crowd about my upcoming nuptials.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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