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Etymology

From French nubile < Latin nubilis (marriageable) < nubere (to take as husband) < Proto-Indo-European *sneubho- (“‘to marry, to wed’”). Cognate with Greek νύμφη (bride, young wife, nymph).

Adjective

nubile (comparative more nubile, superlative most nubile)

Positive nubile

Comparative more nubile

Superlative most nubile
  1. of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (used of a young woman).
  2. sexually attractive (used of a young woman).

See also

Italian

Adjective

nubile m and f (m and f plural nubili)

  1. unmarried

Noun

nubile f. (plural nubili)

  1. unmarried woman
  2. spinster

Related terms

See also

 

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