What does connubial mean?
Connubial means Of or relating to the state of being married..
Connubial
/kəˈnjuː.bi.əl/ · adjective
Meaning
Of or relating to the state of being married..
Example Sentences
"For my part," continued the Duke of Wharton, "I hold that the connubial system of this country is a complete mistake. The only happy marriages I ever heard of are those in some Eastern story I once read, where the king marries a new wife every night, and cuts off her head in the morning."
Not gyved with connubial relations, I entered upon my migration entirely isolated, with the exception of a canine quadruped whose mordacious, latrant, lusorious, and venatic qualities, are without parity.
A lady, wearing a plumed hat, and her dark-spectacled husband were sitting in connubial silence on the davenport; […]
Synonyms for connubial
Antonyms for connubial
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Word Forms
- more connubial
- most connubial
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for connubial?
Common synonyms include conjugal, conjugally.
What is the opposite of connubial?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use connubial in a sentence?
"For my part," continued the Duke of Wharton, "I hold that the connubial system of this country is a complete mistake. The only happy marriages I ever heard of are those in some Eastern story I once read, where the king marries a new wife every night, and cuts off her head in the morning."
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