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nubile

[ noo-bil, -bahyl, nyoo- ]
/ ˈnu bɪl, -baɪl, ˈnyu- /
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adjective

(of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
(of a young person, usually a woman) sexually developed and attractive: the nubile girls in their bikinis.

RELATED WORDS

espousal, nuptial, spousal, hymeneal, conjugal, connubial, marital, matrimonial, epithalamic, adult, full-blown, grown, grown-up, marriageable, mature, perfected, prime

Nearby words

nubecula, nubia, nubian, nubian desert, nubian goat, nubile, nubilous, nubuck, nucellus, nucflash, nucha

Origin of nubile

1635–45; < Latin nūbilis, equivalent to nūb(ere) to marry (see nuptial) + -ilis -ile

Related forms

nu·bil·i·ty [noo-bil-i-tee, nyoo-] /nuˈbɪl ɪ ti, nyu-/, noun
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nubile

/ (ˈnjuːbaɪl) /

adjective (of a girl or woman)

ready or suitable for marriage by virtue of age or maturity
sexually attractive

Derived Forms

nubility (njuːˈbɪlɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for nubile

C17: from Latin nūbilis, from nūbere to marry
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