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connubial

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con·nu·bi·al  (k-nb-l, -ny-)
adj.
Relating to marriage or the married state; conjugal.
[Latin cnbilis, from cnbium, marriage : com-, com- + nbere, to marry.]
con·nubi·al·ism, con·nubi·ali·ty (-l-t) n.
con·nubi·al·ly adv.
connubial [kəˈnjuːbɪəl]
adj
(Sociology) of or relating to marriage; conjugal connubial bliss
[from Latin cōnūbiālis from cōnūbium marriage, from com- together + nūbere to marry]
connubiality  n
connubially  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.connubial - of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband; "connubial bliss"; "conjugal visits"
conjugal
Adv.1.connubial - in a conjugal manner
conjugally
Translations
connubial [kəˈnjuːbɪəl] ADJ → conyugal, connubial
connubial [kəˈnjuːbiəl] adj → conjugal(e)
connubial
adj → ehelich, Ehe-
connubial [kəˈnjuːbɪəl] adj (frm) → coniugale
connubial [kəˈnjuːbɪəl] adj (frm) → coniugale


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Only put yourself beyond hazard as to the real basis of matrimonial bliss, and it is scarcely to be imagined what miracles, in the way of recognizing smaller incongruities, connubial love will effect.
Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
My own thoughts were then constantly occupied with love, but I never could imagine connubial bliss till after tea.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
But no such happy marriage could now teach the admiring multitude what connubial felicity really was.
Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context
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