nuptials C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships US /ˈnʌpʃəlz/ UK /ˈnʌpʃəlz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a wedding or marriage ceremony The nuptials were held in the cathedral at dawn. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a wedding or marriage ceremony weddingmarriagematrimonyespousalbridal ↔ Opposites divorce Word family Related forms nuptialconnubialnubile Etymology AI details From Latin nuptialis ('of a wedding'), from nuptiae ('wedding'), from nubere ('to marry, take a husband'), literally 'to veil oneself'. nuptialis Latin nubere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nuptials **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnʌpʃəlz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnʌpʃəlz/ ## Meanings 1. a wedding or marriage ceremony ## Examples - The nuptials were held in the cathedral at dawn. ## Synonyms - wedding - marriage - matrimony - espousal - bridal ## Antonyms - divorce ## Related Forms - nuptial - connubial - nubile ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nuptialis - Root: nubere ## Etymology From Latin nuptialis ('of a wedding'), from nuptiae ('wedding'), from nubere ('to marry, take a husband'), literally 'to veil oneself'. ## AI Etymology Nuptials is from Latin nuptialis ('of a wedding'), from nuptiae ('wedding'), from nubere ('to marry, take a husband'), literally 'to veil oneself'. Important recorded forms include nuptialis (Latin) and nubere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a wedding or marriage ceremony. The wider family includes related words such as nuptial, connubial, and nubile. ## Topics - Family & Relationships markdown