different between married vs nuptial

English

Alternative forms

• marryed (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English maried, imaried, mariet, past participle of Middle English marien (“to marry”), equivalent to marry +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?mæ?.?d/
• (General American)
  • (Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /?mæ?.id/
  • (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /?m??.id/
• (Mary–marry–merry merger)

Adjective

married (not comparable)

1. In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.

   Are you married or single?

2. (figuratively) Showing commitment or devotion normally reserved for a spouse

Synonyms

• (in a state of marriage): autem (archaic), wed, wedded

Antonyms

• (in a state of marriage): single, unmarried

Translations

Verb

married

1. simple past tense and past participle of marry

Synonyms

• dowried

Noun

married (plural marrieds)

1. A married person.
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Anagrams

• admirer, madrier, mardier

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).