Complete Definition of "nubile"

English

Etymology
From French nubile < Latin nubilis (marriageable) < nubere (to take as husband) < Proto-Indo-European *sneubho- (to marry, to wed). Cognate with Greek ν�μ�η (bride, young wife, nymph).

Adjective
en-adj

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

Translations
trans-top|marriageable
Dutch: huwbaar
Finnish: avioliittokelpoinen, naimakelpoinen
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
nuptial

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