nuptial
pronunciation
How to pronounce nuptial in British English:
UK [ˈnʌpʃl]
How to pronounce nuptial in American English:
US [ˈnʌpʃəl, -tʃəl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to a wedding
Word Origin
- nuptial
- nuptial: see nubile
- nuptial (adj.)
- late 15c., from Middle French nuptial, or directly from Latin nuptialis "pertaining to marriage," from nuptiae "wedding," from nupta, fem. past participle of nubere "to marry, wed, take as a husband," related to Greek nymphe "bride," from PIE *sneubh- "to marry, wed" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic snubiti "to love, woo," Czech snoubiti "to seek in marriage," Slovak zasnubit "to betroth"). Related: Nuptially.
Example
- 1. And she gets to don a wedding dress for a nuptial scene .
- 2. Their nuptial day hasn 't been determined .
- 3. If there are fewer potential mates around , men may delay marriage or forgo it entirely , losing out on these nuptial niceties .
- 4. But prince william and kate middleton 's wedding , likely to reach more than a billion viewers worldwide , is unlikely to assist the noble cause of nuptial austerity .
- 5. The beautiful nuptial dress , the grand wedding banquet need you to prepare carefully completely , at the same time do not forget your bridal hairstyle !