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nuptials

nup·tial
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nuhp-shuh l, -chuh l]
    • /ˈnʌp ʃəl, -tʃəl/
    • /ˈnʌp.ʃəlz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nuhp-shuh l, -chuh l]
    • /ˈnʌp ʃəl, -tʃəl/

Definitions of nuptials word

  • adjective nuptials of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows. 1
  • adjective nuptials of, relating to, or characteristic of mating or the mating season of animals: nuptial behavior. 1
  • noun nuptials Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage. 1
  • noun nuptials A wedding. 1
  • noun plural nuptials a marriage ceremony; wedding 0

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Origin of nuptials

First appearance:

before 1480
One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; (Middle French) < Latin nuptiālis, equivalent to nupti(ae) marriage, wedding, derivative of nubēre to marry (of a woman); cf. nubile

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Parts of speech for Nuptials

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nuptials popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for nuptials

noun nuptials

  • wedding — the act or ceremony of marrying; marriage; nuptials.
  • marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
  • bridal — Bridal is used to describe something that belongs or relates to a bride, or to both a bride and her bridegroom.
  • espousal — An act of adopting or supporting a cause, belief, or way of life.
  • matrimony — the state of being married; marriage: He was married in 1870 and lived in matrimony 12 years.

Antonyms for nuptials

noun nuptials

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