different between matrimony vs nuptials

English

Etymology

From Old French matremoine, from Latin m?trim?nium (“marriage, wedlock”), from m?ter (“mother”) +? -m?nium (“obligation”). Also matri- +? -mony. Compare patrimony

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?mat??m?ni/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?mæt??mo?ni/
• Hyphenation: mat?ri?mo?ny

Noun

matrimony (countable and uncountable, plural matrimonies)

1. (uncountable) Marriage; the state of being married.
   • Book of Common Prayer

     If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do now confess it.

2. (countable) The ceremony of marriage.
3. (uncountable) A particular solitaire card game using two decks of cards.

Synonyms

• (state of being married): marriage, wedlock

Related terms

• See Related terms of mother

Derived terms

• matrimony vine

Translations

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “matrimony”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

See also

• wedding

English

Etymology

From nuptial, borrowed from Latin n?pti?lis (“pertaining to marriage”), from n?ptiae (“wedding”) (also plural only), from n?pta, from n?b? (“to marry, to take as husband”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneubho-, *snewb?- (“to marry, wed”).

The word is cognate with French noces and Italian nozze.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?p?(?)ls/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?p(t)??ls/, /?n?p-/
• Hyphenation: nup?tials

Noun

nuptials pl (plural only)

1. A wedding ceremony. [from mid 16th c.]

Synonyms

• wedding

Related terms

• nubile
• nuptial
• nuptial act
• nuptiality

Translations

References

Further reading

• wedding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• painslut, patulins, tailspun, unplaits