conjugal

adjective

con·​ju·​gal ˈkän-ji-gəl 

also kən-ˈjü-

: of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial

conjugal happiness

conjugality

ˌkän-ji-ˈga-lə-tē 

-jü-

noun

conjugally

ˈkän-ji-gə-lē 

also kən-ˈjü-

adverb

Synonyms of conjugal

• marital
• wedded

Examples of conjugal in a Sentence

newlyweds still in a rapturous state of conjugal happiness

Recent Examples on the Web

Also, this micronutrient helps enhance your conjugal longevity too. — Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2023

Shortly after spurning his conjugal love tent vehicle, Colby received a call from Pontiac with a proposition. — EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025

The female-nude painting hanging over her conjugal bed satirizes a freaky tendency that rocks her marital arrangement — an unsettling tour de force from Breillat. — Armond White, National Review, 26 June 2024

Francis has even gone so far as to denounce as Pharisees those who affirm the authority of the church teaching that communion for the divorced or remarried who engage in the conjugal act is never permissible. — R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin conjugalis, from conjug-, conjux husband, wife, from conjungere to join, unite in marriage

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing conjugal

• conjugal rights
• conjugal visit

Kids Definition

conjugal

adjective

con·​ju·​gal ˈkän-ji-gəl 

kən-ˈjü-

: of or relating to marriage

conjugally

-gə-lē 

adverb

Medical Definition

conjugal

adjective

con·​ju·​gal ˈkän-ji-gəl, kən-ˈjü- 

: of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations

conjugal happiness

conjugally

-gə-lē 

adverb

Legal Definition

conjugal

adjective

con·​ju·​gal ˈkän-jə-gəl 

: of or relating to marriage or to married persons and their relationships