Meanings
adjectivenuptial (comparative more nuptial, superlative most nuptial)
comparative more nuptial · superlative most nuptial
- Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.
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Origin
- Latinnūptiālis“pertaining to marriage”
- Englishnuptial
Borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”), from nūbō (“to marry, to take as husband”).
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Bulgarian сватбен
- сватбен (svatben)pertaining to wedding and marriage
Catalan nupcial
- nupcialpertaining to wedding and marriage
Chinese Mandarin 婚禮的 /婚礼的
- 婚禮的 /婚礼的 (hūnlǐde)pertaining to wedding and marriage
Finnish avioliitto-
- avioliitto-pertaining to wedding and marriage
French nuptial
- nuptialpertaining to wedding and marriage
German hochzeitlich
- hochzeitlichpertaining to wedding and marriage
Italian nuziale
- nuzialepertaining to wedding and marriage
Malay perkahwinan
- perkahwinanpertaining to wedding and marriage
Polish ślubny, weselny
- ślubnypertaining to wedding and marriage
- weselnypertaining to wedding and marriage
- małżeńskipertaining to wedding and marriage
- rozrodowycapable, or characteristic, of breeding
Portuguese nupcial
- nupcialpertaining to wedding and marriage
Romanian de nuntă, nupțial
- de nuntăpertaining to wedding and marriage
- nupțialpertaining to wedding and marriage
Russian бра́чный
- бра́чный (bráčnyj)pertaining to wedding and marriage
Spanish nupcial
- nupcialpertaining to wedding and marriage
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APA
nuptial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuptial
MLA
“nuptial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuptial. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuptial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuptial.
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