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.

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Origin of nubile

First recorded in 1635–45; from Latin nūbilis, equivalent to nūb(ere) “to marry” + -ilis adjective suffix; see nuptial,-ile

OTHER WORDS FROM nubile

nu·bil·i·ty

[noo-bil-i-tee, nyoo-], /nuˈbɪl ɪ ti, nyu-/, noun

Words nearby nubile

nubecula, nubia, Nubian, Nubian Desert, Nubian goat, nubile, nubilous, Nubuck, nucellus, NUCFLASH, nucha

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How to use nubile in a sentence

If normal-size showgirls offered a nubile connection between the atomics and sex, imagine the concupiscent prospects presented by Allison Hayes in 1958’s Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.
The Beauty Pageants Inspired by the Atomic Bomb|Fiona Zublin|October 15, 2020|Ozy
But shall we find in France a country where the proportion of births to the number of nubile women is greater than in our own?
The Education of American Girls|Anna Callender Brackett
The average nubile female, aged thirteen to twenty-one, is two feet, ten inches high and weighs forty-eight pounds.
This Crowded Earth|Robert Bloch
She retains her vigour and her youthfulness, and even at the age of forty may rival the young nubile girl.
Married Love|Marie Carmichael Stopes

All women of that category are Nupa, or nubile, as far as this man goes.
Social Origins and Primal Law|Andrew Lang
I knew once a lady with a lot of six, nubile, but not attractive, all with a decided bias toward Terpsichore and Hymen.
Guy Livingstone;|George A. Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for nubile

nubile

/ (ˈnjuːbaɪl) /

adjective (of a girl or woman)

ready or suitable for marriage by virtue of age or maturity

sexually attractive

Derived forms of nubile

nubility (njuːˈbɪlɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for nubile

C17: from Latin nūbilis, from nūbere to marry

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