nuptial

/'nʌpʃəl/

Thân thiện

The couple exchanged nuptial vows under a flower-covered arch.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to marriage or a wedding ceremony: "Nuptial" describes anything connected to the institution of marriage or the specific event of a wedding.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The couple exchanged nuptial vows in a beautiful ceremony.
  • The hall was decorated with white flowers for the nuptial celebration.
  • They played traditional nuptial music as the bride walked down the aisle.

Advanced Usage

• "Nuptial rites": The formal ceremonies or rituals that are part of a wedding.
  • The priest performed the ancient nuptial rites.
• "Nuptial flight": A term in entomology for the mating flight of insects, especially ants and bees.
  • After the nuptial flight, the queen ant establishes a new colony.

Variants and Related Words

• Nuptials (n, plural): The wedding ceremony itself.
  • The nuptials will be held at the city cathedral.
• Prenuptial (adj): Occurring or existing before marriage.
  • They signed a prenuptial agreement.
• Postnuptial (adj): Occurring or existing after marriage.
  • They made a postnuptial settlement.

Synonyms

• Bridal: Relating to a bride or a wedding.
• Matrimonial: Relating to marriage or married people.
• Conjugal: Relating to marriage or the relationship between spouses.
• Spousal: Relating to a spouse or marriage.

Related Phrases

• Nuptial bliss: The happiness associated with being newly married.
  • They enjoyed a period of nuptial bliss after the wedding.
• Nuptial chamber: A room prepared for a newly married couple.
  • The wedding guests escorted the couple to their nuptial chamber.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to a wedding
   • bridal procession
   • nuptial day
   • spousal rites
   • wedding cake
   • marriage vows

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bridal
• spousal