conjugal
/ˈkɒndʒʊɡəl/US/ˈkɑnd͡ʒəɡəl/
conjugal adjective: of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.
Adjective
conjugal (not comparable)
- Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.
- "Lawgivers were never more mistaken," said Lady Mary, "than when they ordained that the conjugal tie should last through life for better and worse; the last injunction being strictly complied with. There should be septennial marriages, as well as septennial parliaments!"1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “An Act of Parliament”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 189
- Synonyms:
- connubial
conjugal meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
conjugal in Tamil
- கணவன் மனைவியருக்கு இடையே உள்ள, மண வாழ்க்கைக்குரிய, தாம்பத்திய, இல்லறத்துக்குரிய, இல்லற, தம்பதி
conjugal in Urdu
- زواجی
conjugal in Bengali
- দাম্পত্য, বৈবাহিক, বিবাহিত জীবন
conjugal in Malayalam
- വിവാഹത്തെ സംബന്ധിക്കുന്ന, വൈവാഹികം, ദാമ്പത്യത്തെ കുറിക്കുന്ന
More languagesFewer languages
- conjugal in Kannada
- ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆಯಾಗುವ, ಹೊಂದಿಕೆಯಾಗುವ, ತಕ್ಕ, ದಾಂಪತ್ಯದ
Synonyms of conjugal
Forms of conjugal
| alternative form | conjugial |
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Origin of conjugal
From Middle French conjugal, from Latin coniugālis (“con- + iugum ('yoke')”).
Words formed from conjugal
Phrases with conjugal
Questions about conjugal
- What does conjugal mean?
- Conjugal means of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.
- What is conjugal in Tamil?
- Conjugal in Tamil is கணவன் மனைவியருக்கு இடையே உள்ள, மண வாழ்க்கைக்குரிய, தாம்பத்திய. See Conjugal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is conjugal?
- Conjugal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce conjugal?
- Conjugal is pronounced /ˈkɒndʒʊɡəl/ (UK).
Words near conjugal in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: conjugal (page history and authors); conjugal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conjugal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Conjugal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conjugal (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conjugal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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