different between connubial vs nuptial

English

Etymology

1650s, from Latin conn?bi?lis, from conn?bium (“marriage, wedlock”) (variants of c?n?bi?lis (“pertaining to wedlock”), from c?n?bium (“marriage, wedlock”)) from com- (“together”) (English com-) + n?b? (“marry, to take as husband”) (from which nubile) from Proto-Indo-European *sneubho- (“to marry, to wed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /k??nju?.bi.?l/

Adjective

connubial (comparative more connubial, superlative most connubial)

1. Of or relating to the state of being married.

Usage notes

Particularly used in fixed phrases, such as “connubial bliss”, “connubial love”, “connubial relations”, and “connubial bed”.

Synonyms

• conjugal

Related terms

• nubile
• nuptial, nuptials

References

Spanish

Adjective

connubial (plural connubiales)

1. connubial

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin n?pti?lis (“pertaining to marriage”), from n?ptiae (“wedding”), from n?b? (“I marry, I take as husband”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?n?p.??l/

Adjective

nuptial (comparative more nuptial, superlative most nuptial)

1. Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
2. Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to wedding and marriage): bridal, spousal

Derived terms

Related terms

• connubial
• nubile

Translations

Anagrams

• patulin, unplait

French

Etymology

From Latin: n?pti?lis (“pertaining to marriage”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nyp.sjal/

Adjective

nuptial (feminine singular nuptiale, masculine plural nuptiaux, feminine plural nuptiales)

1. nuptial

Further reading

• “nuptial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).