bridal

Meaning

Noun

A wedding feast or festival; a wedding.

Adj

Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.

Synonyms

nuptial

wedding

💒

espousal

marriage

💍

nuptials

spousal

matrimonial

matrimony

wedlock

spousals

marital

match

nubile

hymeneal

wedding feast

hymeneals

marital bed

connubial

Translations

nuptial

hochzeitlich

γαμήλιος

nuziale

💒

nupcial

nupcial

νυφικός

nupcial

keçisakalı

γάμος

nuptiaux

bräutlich

nuptiale

γαμήλιο γλέντι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbraɪ.dl̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bridale

Inherited from Old English: brȳdealo

In summary

From Middle English bridale, from Old English brȳdealo (“wedding ale; wedding feast”). The attributive usage was strengthened by association with bride + -al.