What does conjugal mean?

Definitions for conjugal
ˈkɒn dʒə gəlcon·ju·gal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. conjugal, connubialadjective

    of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband

    "connubial bliss"; "conjugal visits"

Wiktionary

  1. conjugaladjective

    Of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. CONJUGALadjective

    Matrimonial; belonging to marriage; connubial.

    Etymology: conjugalis, Lat.

    Their conjugal affection still is ty’d,
    And still the mournful race is multiply’d. John Dryden, Fables.

    I could not forbear commending the young woman for her conjugal affection, when I found that she had left the good man at home. Spectator, №. 499.

    He mark’t the conjugal dispute;
    Nell roar’d incessant, Dick sat mute. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPT

  1. conjugal

    Conjugal generally relates to marriage or the relationship between married partners, often specifically referring to their sexual relationship. It can pertain to any characteristic or duty associated with marriage.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Conjugaladjective

    belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial; connubial

  2. Etymology: [L. conjugalis, fr. conjux husband, wife, consort, fr. conjungere to unite, join in marriage. See Conjoin.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Conjugal

    kon′joo-gal, adj. pertaining to marriage.—n. Conjugal′ity.—adv. Con′jugally. [L. conjugalisconjux, one united to another, a husband or wife—con, and jugum, a yoke.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of conjugal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of conjugal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of conjugal in a Sentence

  1. Germaine Greer:

    We are told it's one of the most violent crimes in the world -- bull ****. Most rape is just lazy, just careless, just insensitive, every time a man rolls over on his exhausted wife and insists on enjoying his conjugal right, he is raping her. It will never end up in a court of law.

  2. Germaine Greer:

    Every time a man rolls over on his exhausted wife and insists on enjoying his conjugal right, he is raping her. It will never end up in a court of law.

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