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connubial

adjective
con·​nu·​bi·​al | \ kÉ™-ˈnü-bÄ“-É™l How to pronounce connubial (audio) , -ˈnyü-\

Definition of connubial

: of or relating to the married state : conjugal connubial relations
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Other Words from connubial

connubialism \ kÉ™-​ˈnü-​bÄ“-​É™-​ËŒli-​zÉ™m How to pronounce connubialism (audio) , -​ˈnyü-​ \ noun
connubiality \ kÉ™-​ËŒnü-​bÄ“-​ˈa-​lÉ™-​tÄ“ How to pronounce connubiality (audio) , -​ËŒnyü-​ \ noun
connubially \ kÉ™-​ˈnü-​bÄ“-​É™-​lÄ“ How to pronounce connubially (audio) , -​ˈnyü-​ \ adverb

Synonyms & Antonyms for connubial

Synonyms

conjugal, marital, married, matrimonial, nuptial, wedded

Antonyms

nonmarital

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Examples of connubial in a Sentence

a happy couple celebrating half a century of connubial bliss

Recent Examples on the Web

 Relyea was like an Old Testament prophet in the saturnine power of his recitatives, lightening his deep dark basso timbre for the evocation of Adam and Eve’s connubial bliss in his duets with Sierra in Part 3. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "A memorable 'Creation' from James Levine at Ravinia," 9 Aug. 2017 The Maldivians have the highest divorce rate in the world, a fact which to my mind uniquely qualifies them to officiate over the interment by water of the connubial myth. — Rachel Cusk, Condé Nast Traveler, "Novelist Rachel Cusk on the Complicated Romance of the Maldives," 2 Feb. 2017

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First Known Use of connubial

circa 1656, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for connubial

Latin conubialis, from conubium, connubium marriage, from com- + nubere to marry — more at nuptial

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