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.

Origin of nubile

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

Words related to nubile

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

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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