nuptials
/ˈnʌpʃlz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnʌpʃlz/ (ame, ipa)
nuptials — noun
1. a very formal word for a wedding, especially the ceremony and public celebration
a very formal word for a wedding, especially the ceremony and public celebration when two people get married.
Rania and Asher held their nuptials in a small stone chapel by the lake.
formal noun: hold one's nuptials
The mayor attended the couple's nuptials before joining the evening meal.
Heavy rain forced the beach nuptials into the hotel ballroom at noon.
Local papers printed photos from Mauricio and Putri's nuptials the next day.
The town church rang its bells after the morning nuptials ended.
- wedding
the everyday and most natural word in normal conversation
- marriage ceremony
more formal and focused on the ritual itself
- wedding rites
very formal and stresses the ceremonial steps
- divorce
the legal end of a marriage rather than a wedding event
文法句型
someone's nuptials
hold nuptials
attend the nuptials
用法筆記
Usually appears in formal writing, news reports, or ceremonial language, often with a possessive or an adjective like royal. In everyday speech, wedding is much more natural.