connubial
adjective
con·nu·bi·al kə-ˈnü-bē-əl 
-ˈnyü-
: of or relating to the married state : conjugal
connubial relations
connubialism
kə-ˈnü-bē-ə-ˌli-zəm
noun -ˈnyü-
connubiality
kə-ˌnü-bē-ˈa-lə-tē
noun -ˌnyü-
connubially
kə-ˈnü-bē-ə-lē
adverb -ˈnyü-
Synonyms
- conjugal
- marital
- married
- matrimonial
- nuptial
- wedded
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Example Sentences
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, 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, 2 Feb. 2017
John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 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, 2 Feb. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Latin conubialis, from conubium, connubium marriage, from com- + nubere to marry — more at nuptial
First Known Use
circa 1656, in the meaning defined above
connubiality
noun
as in marriage
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people the sudden craze for connubiality had claimed its latest victim: a bachelor who swore that he'd never marry Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- marriage
- match
- conjugality
- matrimony
- relationship
- wedlock
- domestic partnership
- civil union
- monogamy
- mixed marriage
- commitment
- polygamy
- engagement
- miscegenation
- bigamy
- cohabitation
- polyandry
- polygyny
- attachment
- common-law marriage
- promise
- intermarriage
- proposal
- remarriage
- espousal
- pledge
- betrothal
- troth
- hand
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- separation
- divorce
- annulment
- go steady
- go straight
- go strong
- go sum
- go take a hike
- go the distance
- go the extra mile
- go the rounds
- go the traditional route
- go the way of all flesh
- go the whole hog
- go their several ways
- go there
- go through
- go through a rough time
- go through one's paces
- go through someone's mind
- go through something with a fine-tooth comb
- go through the ceiling
- go through the motions
- go through the roof
- go through with
- go through with a fine-tooth comb
- go to
- go to (one's) glory