Definition of CONNUBIAL

connubial

Meanings

Adjective

  • of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
    • "connubial bliss"

Adverb

  • in a conjugal manner

Adj

  • Of or relating to the state of being married.

Origin / Etymology

1650s, from Latin connūbiālis, from connūbium (“marriage, wedlock”) (variants of cōnūbiālis (“pertaining to wedlock”), from cōnūbium (“marriage, wedlock”)) from com- (“together”) (English com-) + nūbō (“marry, to take as husband”) (from which nubile) from Proto-Indo-European *sneubho- (“to marry, to wed”).

Synonyms

conjugal, conjugally

Scrabble Score: 13

connubial is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
connubial is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
connubial is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

connubial is a valid Words With Friends word