different between wedded vs nuptial

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?d?d/

Adjective

wedded (not comparable)

1. (of a couple) Joined in marriage.
2. Joined as if in a marriage.

   She was too wedded to the first thought that came into her mind to see that her second idea was better.

Derived terms

• weddedness

Translations

Verb

wedded

1. simple past tense and past participle of wed
   • 15th c., [1997], Thomas Malory, Eugène Vinaver ed.

     And kynge Lott of Lowthean and of Orkenay thenne wedded Margawse that was Gaweyns moder, and kynge Nentres of the land of Garlot wedded Elayne: al this was done at the request of kynge Uther.

   • 1911 [1990], T. W. Rolleston, Celtic Myths and Legends [1]

     Ross the Red, it is said, wedded a Danaan woman, Maga, daughter of Angus ?g.

   • 1976 [2004], J. E. A. Tyler, The Complete Tolkien Companion [2]

     Húrin wedded Morwen Eledhwen of the First House — and their children were Túrin and Nienor.

   • a. 1911 1986, Howard Pyle, The Story of King Arthur and His Knights [3]

     But when he shall have wedded himself unto that duty so that he hath made it one with him as a bridegroom maketh himself one with his bride, then doth that duty become of a sudden very beautiful unto him and unto others.

   • 1986, St. John Chrysostom, On Marriage and Family Life, Catherine P. Roth & David Anderson tr. [4]

     She was wedded wearing no golden robe but chastity, piety, generosity, and every other virtue.

   • 2004 Maureen O’Hara, ’Tis Herself [5]

     “Who would have thought she’d already been wedded and bedded?”

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin n?pti?lis (“pertaining to marriage”), from n?ptiae (“wedding”), from n?b? (“I marry, I take as husband”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?n?p.??l/

Adjective

nuptial (comparative more nuptial, superlative most nuptial)

1. Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
2. Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to wedding and marriage): bridal, spousal

Derived terms

Related terms

• connubial
• nubile

Translations

Anagrams

• patulin, unplait

French

Etymology

From Latin: n?pti?lis (“pertaining to marriage”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nyp.sjal/

Adjective

nuptial (feminine singular nuptiale, masculine plural nuptiaux, feminine plural nuptiales)

1. nuptial

Further reading

• “nuptial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).