different between nuptial vs bridal

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).

English

Etymology

From Middle English bridale, from Old English br?dealo (“wedding ale; wedding feast”); synchronically analyzable as bride +? ale. The attributive usage was strengthened by association with bride +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?bra?.dl?/
• (US) enPR: br?d-(?)l, IPA^(key): /?b?a?d(?)l/
• Homophone: bridle
• Rhymes: -a?d(?)l

Noun

bridal (plural bridals)

1. (archaic) A wedding feast or festival; a wedding.
   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.10:

     […] the crowne, which Ariadne wore / Upon her yvory forehead, that same day / That Theseus her unto his bridal bore […]

Translations

Adjective

bridal (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.

Derived terms

• bridal couple
• bridal day

Translations

Anagrams

• labrid, ribald

Middle English

Noun

bridal

1. Alternative form of bridale