1
: of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
nuptial vows
nuptial bliss
2
: characteristic of or occurring in the breeding season
nuptial flight
Examples of nuptial in a Sentence
Adjective
newlyweds still in a state of nuptial bliss
Noun
their nuptials will take place at the university chapel
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Pino, a Cuban immigrant who turned a modest plumbing business into a home-building empire, directed Villar and his crew to kill his wife upon her return from church that Sunday because the couple was facing an imminent trial over their 1992 nuptial agreement and marital assets, investigators say.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 9 May 2025
The Bills executive also revealed his hopes for the pair’s upcoming nuptials.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
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Adjective
Indian weddings are known for being exquisitely festive, and a new restaurant offering the fare typically served at the celebratory occasions invites anyone to take place in a traditional nuptial banquet.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Pino, a Cuban immigrant who turned a modest plumbing business into a home-building empire, directed Villar and his crew to kill his wife upon her return from church that Sunday because the couple was facing an imminent trial over their 1992 nuptial agreement and marital assets, investigators say.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
In fact, the couple couldn’t help gushing about the 26-year-old and her upcoming nuptials to fiancé Sylvain Gricourt while attending the NYC Ballet Gala on Thursday, May 8.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 9 May 2025
The Bills executive also revealed his hopes for the pair’s upcoming nuptials.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
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“Nuptial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuptial. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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