nuptial

[US]/'nʌpʃ(ə)l/
[UK]/'nʌpʃl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. relating to marriage; relating to a wedding ceremony; relating to marriage ceremony
n. a wedding ceremony

Example Sentences

moments of nuptial bliss.

the nuptial plumage of male birds.

Their nuptial day hasn’t been determined.

the forthcoming nuptials between Richard and Jocelyn.

Their nuptials were performed by the local priest.

Wang Nan wears the stomacher type white nuptial dress, lets the honored guest on the scene envy romantically happily.

What with pre-nuptial arrangements, palimony, child custody, we have become accustomed to the short-lived, high octane relationships on which glossy magazines feed.

Real-world Examples

The ringers at East Egdon were announcing the nuptials of Eustacia and her son.

Source: Returning Home

We are hear tonight to celebrate the upcoming nuptials of my best friend Howard Wolowitz. Hear! Hear!

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 5

But since the 1980s the extravagance of nuptials has matched the country's rise.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" Will your lady wife be joining you for the nuptials" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

And, like the nuptial antler, your bond will never be broken.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

This golden retriever, nearly nixed her owners nuptials a dream wedding in Italy when she chewed up a passport just before the trip.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2023 Compilation

There is not a woman in all the world but would prefer death to such a nuptial.

Source: The New Arabian Nights (Part Two)

Though her nuptials were far from pleasing Antonia, Leonella's speedy return gave her Niece much delight.

Source: Monk (Part 2)

This, one fancies, were a somewhat more fitting nuptial chamber than the chance bedroom of a hotel.

Source: Essays on the Four Seasons

The writer, I thought, once his experience is over, must lie back and let his mind celebrate its nuptials in darkness.

Source: A room of one's own.

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