nuptial C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/ See IPA manual Freq #27933 Meanings 1 adj of or relating to a wedding The nuptial dinner was an extravagant affair. 2 adj Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage. To prevent the erosion of his own authority, Basil is persuaded to re-enact his father's crime — to unflower the servant girl on her nuptial night. 3 adj Capable, or characteristic, of breeding. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of or relating to a wedding spousal 2 adj · of or pertaining to wedding... bridalspousal Word family Derived forms antenuptialinter-nuptialinternuptialmid-nuptialmidnuptialnuptialitynuptializenuptiallynuptialspostnuptialprenuptialpreternuptial Related forms connubialnubile Common collocations nuptial day Adjective + noun Etymology Borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”), from nūbō (“to marry, to take as husband”). Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nuptial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/ **Frequency rank:** 27933 ## Meanings 1. of or relating to a wedding 2. Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage. 3. Capable, or characteristic, of breeding. ## Examples - The nuptial dinner was an extravagant affair. - To prevent the erosion of his own authority, Basil is persuaded to re-enact his father's crime — to unflower the servant girl on her nuptial night. ## Derived Forms - antenuptial - inter-nuptial - internuptial - mid-nuptial - midnuptial - nuptiality - nuptialize - nuptially - nuptials - postnuptial - prenuptial - preternuptial ## Related Forms - connubial - nubile ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”), from nūbō (“to marry, to take as husband”). ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown