nuptials
A wedding ceremonyA wedding ceremony.
» Once the nuptials were out of the way, the love evaporated.
Meaning
1 senses(plural, plural only)A wedding ceremony.
бракосочета́ниеbrakosočetánije
- the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
Examples
4 sentencesOnce the nuptials were out of the way, the love evaporated.
All the church bells pealed and heralds rode through the town proclaiming the nuptials.
He said nothing about Jessica’s upcoming nuptials.
This evening, I'll attend the nuptials of my youth companion.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From nuptial, borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedFrom nuptial, borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”) (also plural only), from nūpta, from nūbō (“to marry, to take as husband”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneubho-, *snewbʰ- (“to marry, wed”). Cognate with French noces and Italian nozze.
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Forms
plural: nuptialses| Singular | nuptials |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed:weddingwedding ceremonyhymeneals