different between spousal vs nuptial

English

Etymology

From spouse +? -al

Pronunciation

• (UK, Canada) IPA^(key): /?spa?z?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?spa?z?l/, /?spa?s?l/

Adjective

spousal (comparative more spousal, superlative most spousal)

1. of or relating to marriage
2. of or relating to a spouse, spouses; to the relationship between spouses
   • 1592, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus

     There we shall consummate our spousal rites.

Derived terms

• spousal abuse
• spousal support

Translations

Noun

spousal (plural spousals)

1. (obsolete, chiefly in the plural) marriage; nuptials; espousal

   • The spousals of Hippolita.

   • Boweth your necke under that blissful yoke […] Whiche men clepen spousayle or wedloke.

   • 1867, Ralph Waldo Emerson, May-day

     The spousals of the new-born year.

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).