hymeneal
/hʌɪməˈniːəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to marriage.
adj
adj
Of or pertaining to the hymen.
noun
A hymn, song or poem in honour of a wedding.
Example Sentences
- "I consider these more as the privileges of age, than as part of the hymeneal dowry."
- "It seems to me that girls ought to be early taught to discriminate, between the characteristic of a hymeneal connexion and of a dishonourable one apparently resembling it."
- ""My dear Copperfield," said Mr. Micawber. "This is luxurious. This is a way of life which reminds me of the period when I was myself in a state of celibacy, and Mrs. Micawber had not yet been solicited to plight her faith at the "Hymeneal" altar.""
- "Mrs. Gereth evidently thought in these days of little but things hymeneal; for she broke out with sudden rapture in the middle of the week: "I know what they'll do: they will marry, but they'll go and live at Waterbath!""
- "In the fulness of time there was an eruption of the merry-makers to the sidewalk. The uninvited guests enveloped and permeated them, and upon the night air rose joyous cries, congratulations, laughter and unclassified noises born of McGary's oblations to the hymeneal scene."
- "Is it so difficult to wait until you are out of the register office to exchange some home-made vows and a selection of inspiring hymeneal ditties - To His Coy Mistress, for instance, or some lines from The Hollow Men?"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: al
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /hʌɪməˈniːəl/