conjugal

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con·ju·gal | \ ˈkän-ji-gəl

also kən-ˈjü- \

Definition of conjugal

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

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Other Words from conjugal

conjugality \ ˌkän-ji-ˈga-lə-tē

, -jü- \ noun

conjugally \ ˈkän-ji-gə-lē

also kən-ˈjü- \ adverb

Synonyms & Antonyms for conjugal

Synonyms

Antonyms

nonmarital

Examples of conjugal in a Sentence

newlyweds still in a rapturous state of conjugal happiness

Recent Examples on the Web Each partner turned out to have strongly different views about the course their conjugal life would take, says Schiller. — Joshua Levine, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2021 Most concerning to the judge and prosecutors was the conjugal visit allowed by one of the agents. — Scott Glover, CNN, 22 Aug. 2020 Married women were rewarded for good behavior with conjugal visits from their husbands, along with showers, towels, and two hours in a bedroom. — Bloomberg.com, 1 July 2020 There were regular conjugal visits, and a steady flow of dinner parties among the S.S. officers and their wives. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 15 June 2020 The winning team gets to have their wives tested, and then essentially a conjugal visit. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2020 Coffee’ Here’s pop-R&B from the distant era — before last month? — of conjugal business as usual. — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 Frenchly, however, the non-existent man was permitted conjugal visits during his imprisonment, one of which resulted in Edmond. — New York Times, 18 Feb. 2020 Gama was accused of using conjugal visits to help coordinate the assault. — Alex Cuadros, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020

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