Definitions for nuptialˈnʌp ʃəl, -tʃəl; ˈnʌp tʃu əl; ˈnʌp ʃu əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nup•tial*ˈnʌp ʃəl, -tʃəl; ˈnʌp tʃu əl; ˈnʌp ʃu əl(adj.)
of or pertaining to marriage or the marriage ceremony.
of or pertaining to mating or the mating season of animals.
(n.)Usu., nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
* Pron: The pronunciationsandreinforced by analogy with words like mutual and actual, are not considered standard.
Origin of nuptial:
1480–90; (MF) < L nuptiālis=nupti(ae) marriage, wedding, der. of nubēre to marry (of a woman); cf. nubile
nup′tial•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
bridal, nuptial, spousal(adj)
of or relating to a wedding
"bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows"
Wiktionary
nuptial(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
nuptial(Adjective)
Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.
Webster Dictionary
Nuptial(adj)
of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as, nuptial rites and ceremonies
Nuptial(noun)
marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the plural
Translations for nuptial
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
nuptial(adjective)
of marriage.
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- زَواجي، زِفافي، عُرْسيArabic
- браченBulgarian
- nupcialPortuguese (BR)
- svatebníCzech
- Hochzeits-...German
- bryllups-Danish
- γαμήλιοςGreek
- nupcialSpanish
- abielu-, pulma-Estonian
- وابلسته بعروسىFarsi
- hää-Finnish
- nuptialFrench
- שֶׁל נִישוּאִיןHebrew
- विवाह संबंधीHindi
- svadben, vjenčaniCroatian
- lakodalmiHungarian
- perkawinanIndonesian
- brúðkaups-Icelandic
- nuzialeItalian
- 結婚のJapanese
- 결혼(식)의Korean
- vedybų, vedybinisLithuanian
- laulību-; kāzu-Latvian
- perkahwinanMalay
- huwelijks-Dutch
- bryllups-Norwegian
- ślubny, małżeńskiPolish
- مربوط به عروسىPersian
- اړوند په وادهPashto
- nupcialPortuguese
- nupţialRomanian
- брачный, свадебныйRussian
- svadobnýSlovak
- poročenSlovenian
- svadbeniSerbian
- äktenskaplig, bröllops-Swedish
- เกี่ยวกับการแต่งงานThai
- evliliğe aitTurkish
- 婚姻的Chinese (Trad.)
- шлюбний, весільнийUkrainian
- شادي سے متعلقUrdu
- thuộc về lễ cướiVietnamese
- 婚姻的Chinese (Simp.)
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