conjugal
Between married partners
Conjugal relates to marriage or the relationship between spouses: conjugal bliss, conjugal duties.
The word appears most often in legal and formal contexts.
Conjugal visits are prison arrangements allowing inmates private time with their spouses, typically for sexual intimacy.
Of a marriage partner
- matrimonialRelating to wedlock
- wedlockState of being spouses
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- nuptialOf a wedding
cohabitation · companionate · consortium · coverture · household · domestic · helpmate · helpmeet
Final completion or achievement
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- sexualityErotic nature and preferences
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
- passionIntense emotional drive
desire · eroticism · affection · tenderness · closeness · bonding · embrace · caress
spousal
Of a marriage partner
- matrimonialRelating to wedlock
- wedlockState of being spouses
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
nuptial · cohabitation · companionate · consortium · coverture · household · domestic · helpmate · helpmeet · homemaking
consummation
Final completion or achievement
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- sexualityErotic nature and preferences
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
passion · desire · eroticism · affection · tenderness · closeness · bonding · embrace · caress · connubial
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
troth · banns · nuptials · ketubah · sacrament · altar · aisle · chapel · bride · bridegroom
alimony
Court-ordered post-divorce payments
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- separationState of being apart
custody · prenuptial · dowry · dower · fidelity · adultery · bigamy · monogamy · polygamy · endogamy
conjugalplatonic
Friendly without romance
extramarital · filial · parental · fraternal · adulterous
- conjugal visitInmate's private time with spouse
- conjugate acidBase after gaining proton
- verb conjugationAltering action-word forms
- conjugal dutiesSpouse's intimate obligations
- conjugal rightsSpouse's right to intimacy
- conjugal relationsSpouses' physical union
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