Nuptial
adjective
Related to marriage or a wedding.
They are preparing for their nuptial celebration.
Often appears as...
- nuptial ceremony
- nuptial vow
noun
A wedding or marriage ceremony.
The nuptial was conducted in a beautiful church.
Often appears as...
- celebrate the nuptial
- nuptial plans
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Related to marriage or a wedding.
They are preparing for their nuptial celebration.
Often appears as...
- nuptial ceremony
- nuptial vow
noun
A wedding or marriage ceremony.
The nuptial was conducted in a beautiful church.
Often appears as...
- celebrate the nuptial
- nuptial plans
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Ceremonial Context
Use 'nuptial' to describe things specifically tied to the rituals and events of a wedding.
The nuptial traditions varied between cultures.
Pro Tip 2/3Planning Stage
'Nuptial' highlights the marriage-related aspect during the planning process of a wedding.
They discussed nuptial arrangements for months.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Aspect
Often used in legal or formal contexts, especially when discussing contracts or agreements related to marriage.
They signed a nuptial contract before the ceremony.
Pro Tip 1/3Ceremonial Context
Use 'nuptial' to describe things specifically tied to the rituals and events of a wedding.
The nuptial traditions varied between cultures.
Pro Tip 2/3Planning Stage
'Nuptial' highlights the marriage-related aspect during the planning process of a wedding.
They discussed nuptial arrangements for months.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Aspect
Often used in legal or formal contexts, especially when discussing contracts or agreements related to marriage.
They signed a nuptial contract before the ceremony.
Pro Tip 1/3Ceremonial Context
Use 'nuptial' to describe things specifically tied to the rituals and events of a wedding.
The nuptial traditions varied between cultures.
Pro Tip 2/3Planning Stage
'Nuptial' highlights the marriage-related aspect during the planning process of a wedding.
They discussed nuptial arrangements for months.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Aspect
Often used in legal or formal contexts, especially when discussing contracts or agreements related to marriage.
They signed a nuptial contract before the ceremony.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 129 PIPE...
the balance and circled life and just for that example I've got what I found in the front of the car here which is a marvelous dung beetle ball and those of you have probably seen us before in the past it is a very very nice example of what a dung beetle will do what's called a nuptial ball not always the nuptial
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
there's no nuptial flight instead the queen's new consort is guided directly to the royal chamber he's not the first consort to the queen and he probably won't be the last driver and queens are for ants unusually promiscuous he'll be one of many suitors she'll entertain during her lifetime
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Marlene Zuk: What we...
in an attempt to get as many of these nutritious nuptial gifts as they can. So, it's not exactly a stereotypical set of rules. Even more generally though, males are actually not all that important in the lives of a lot of insects.
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Mating frenzies, sperm...
otherwise known as fire ants, it’s a day of romance. This is the nuptial flight, when thousands of reproduction-capable male and female ants, called alates, take wing for the first and last time.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 129 PIPE...
the balance and circled life and just for that example I've got what I found in the front of the car here which is a marvelous dung beetle ball and those of you have probably seen us before in the past it is a very very nice example of what a dung beetle will do what's called a nuptial ball not always the nuptial
Video examples
Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
there's no nuptial flight instead the queen's new consort is guided directly to the royal chamber he's not the first consort to the queen and he probably won't be the last driver and queens are for ants unusually promiscuous he'll be one of many suitors she'll entertain during her lifetime
Video examples
Marlene Zuk: What we...
in an attempt to get as many of these nutritious nuptial gifts as they can. So, it's not exactly a stereotypical set of rules. Even more generally though, males are actually not all that important in the lives of a lot of insects.
Video examples
Mating frenzies, sperm...
otherwise known as fire ants, it’s a day of romance. This is the nuptial flight, when thousands of reproduction-capable male and female ants, called alates, take wing for the first and last time.
Example 1 of 4
Quote examples
Jessi Klein
American Writer
I see an insidious problem in the marketing of weddings as 'the happiest day of your life.' The pressure that is placed upon this event to be the alpha and omega of your entire existence makes it, I think, into a kind of nuptial New Year's Eve, and we all know how that usually turns out.
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Amanda Foreman
British Historian
With a good education and a solid childhood, Marie-Antoinette might have become one of the most admired women in Europe. As it was, the empress paid no attention to her youngest daughter until an accident of nuptial politics made the girl a candidate to marry the French dauphin.
Quote examples
Jessi Klein
American Writer
I see an insidious problem in the marketing of weddings as 'the happiest day of your life.' The pressure that is placed upon this event to be the alpha and omega of your entire existence makes it, I think, into a kind of nuptial New Year's Eve, and we all know how that usually turns out.
Quote examples
Amanda Foreman
British Historian
With a good education and a solid childhood, Marie-Antoinette might have become one of the most admired women in Europe. As it was, the empress paid no attention to her youngest daughter until an accident of nuptial politics made the girl a candidate to marry the French dauphin.
Example 1 of 2
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