'Nuptial' definitions:
Definition of 'nuptial'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Nuptial'
From: GCIDE
- Nuptial \Nup"tial\, n.; pl. Nuptials (n[u^]p"shalz). Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the plural. [1913 Webster]
- Celebration of that nuptial, which We two have sworn shall come. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Preparations . . . for the approaching nuptials. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Nuptial'
From: GCIDE
- Nuptial \Nup"tial\ (n[u^]p"shal), a. [L. nuptialis, fr. nuptiae marriage, wedding, fr. nubere, nuptum, prop., to cover, to veil, hence, to marry, as the head of the bride was covered with a veil; cf. Gr. ? bride, nymph: cf. F. nuptial.] Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as, nuptial rites and ceremonies. [1913 Webster]
- Then, all in heat, They light the nuptial torch. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'nuptial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amorous,
- bridal,
- carnal,
- conjugal,
- connubial,
- epithalamic,
- erogenic,
- erogenous,
- erotic,
- erotogenic,
- fleshly,
- gamic,
- heterosexual,
- husbandly,
- hymeneal,
- libidinal,
- marital,
- married,
- matrimonial,
- oversexed,
- potent,
- procreative,
- sensual,
- sex,
- sexed,
- sexlike,
- sexual,
- sexy,
- spousal,
- straight,
- undersexed,
- venereal,
- voluptuous,
- wedded,
- wedding,
- wifely