Nuptial

WOTD - 22 May 2008    

English

Adjective

Nuptial (comparative more Nuptial, superlative most Nuptial)

1. Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
2. Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to wedding and marriage): bridal, spousal

Noun

See nuptials (used in the plural only to refer to a wedding ceremony)

Thesaurus

amorous, bridal, carnal, conjugal, connubial, epithalamic, erogenic, erogenous, erotic, erotogenic, fleshly, gamic, heterosexual, husbandly, hymeneal, libidinal, marital, married, matrimonial, oversexed, potent, procreative, sensual, sex, sexed, sexlike, sexual, sexy, spousal, straight, undersexed, venereal, voluptuous, wedded, wedding, wifely

Etymology

From Latin: nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”)

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/, SAMPA: /"nVp.S@l/

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Translations

Adjective

pertaining to wedding and marriage

Armenian: հարսանեկան (hy) (harsanekan), հարսանյաց (hy) (harsanyac’) Finnish: avioliitto- (fi) French: nuptial (fr) m., nuptiale (fr) f., nuptiaux (fr) pl. Georgian: საქორწილო (ka) Italian: nuziale (it)

Polish: ślubny (pl) m., weselny (pl) m., małżeński (pl) m. Portuguese: nupcial (pt) Russian: брачный (ru) Spanish: nupcial (es)

capable, or characteristic, of breeding

Anagrams

• patulin
• unplait

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French

Adjective

Nuptial m. (f. Nuptiale, m. plural nuptiaux, f. plural Nuptiales)

1. nuptial

Etymology

From Latin: nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nyp.sjal/