wedding night

/ˈwɛdɪŋ naɪt/

noun

The night of one's wedding day, with the implication that the marriage will then be consummated.

Meanings

nounwedding night (plural wedding nights)

plural wedding nights

  1. The night of one's wedding day, with the implication that the marriage will then be consummated.

Translations

Dutch huwelijksnacht
  • huwelijksnachtfirst night of a married couple
Esperanto nuptonokto
  • nuptonoktofirst night of a married couple
Finnish hääyö
  • hääyöfirst night of a married couple
French nuit de noces, nuit nuptiale
  • nuit de nocesfirst night of a married couple
  • nuit nuptialefirst night of a married couple
German Hochzeitsnacht
  • Hochzeitsnachtfirst night of a married couple
Hindi सुहागरात
  • सुहागरात (suhāgrāt)first night of a married couple
Hungarian nászéjszaka
  • nászéjszakafirst night of a married couple
Icelandic brúðkaupsnótt
  • brúðkaupsnóttfirst night of a married couple
Italian notte di nozze
  • notte di nozzefirst night of a married couple
Polish noc poślubna
  • noc poślubnafirst night of a married couple
Portuguese noite de núpcias
  • noite de núpciasfirst night of a married couple
Russian бра́чная ночь
  • бра́чная ночь (bráčnaja nočʹ)first night of a married couple
Spanish noche de bodas
  • noche de bodasfirst night of a married couple
Urdu سُہَاگ رَات
  • سُہَاگ رَات (suhāg rāt)first night of a married couple
Cite this entry
APA

wedding night. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wedding%20night

MLA

“wedding night.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wedding%20night. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wedding night,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wedding%20night.

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