单词 | connubial |
释义 | connubial (once / 13508 pages) adjadv Use the adjective connubial to describe something that relates to marriage or to the relationship between spouses, such as connubial bliss or a connubial argument about who will take out the trash. Accent the second syllable in connubial: "ka-NEW-bee-ul." The Latin prefix con- means "together" and nubilis means "marriageable," which itself comes from nubere, meaning "take as husband." Nubere is also responsible for the word nubile, which was coined in the 1640s to describe a woman who was considered "marriage material." Today, it refers to a young, attractive woman." WORD FAMILYconnubial: connubially USAGE EXAMPLESShe has taken on her husband’s signature pout, in a connubial version of people who grow to look like their dogs. The New Yorker(May 09, 2016) Meanwhile, many of those intermediate milestones we now see as connubial preconditions have moved further out of reach. Washington Post(Apr 18, 2016) The reasons for this connubial decline are unclear. Washington Post(Nov 19, 2015) 1adj of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between people who are married connubial bliss Syn conjugal 2adv in a conjugal manner Syn conjugally |
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