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nubile

/ˈnubaɪl/ US
/ˈnjuːbaɪl/ UK

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From French nubile, from Latin nūbilis (“marriageable”), from nūbō (“marry, to take as husband”), from Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰ- (“to marry, to wed”). Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, young wife, nymph”) (English nymph), but this is disputed.

adjective more nubile · most nubile

Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman). "Pretty little thing, isn't she?" said Mrs. Budge huskily, and panted two or three times. "Yes," Denis nodded agreement. Sixteen, slender, but nubile, he said to himself, and laid up the phrase in his memory as a happy one.
Similar: eligible, marriageable, wifeable
Sexually attractive (especially of a young woman).
Similar: foxy, alluring, arousing, attractive, bangable, beautiful, beddable, bedworthy, bonable, bonerific, buff, delicious

noun nubiles

A woman of marriageable age; a sexually attractive young woman

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adj marriageable

Español	núbil, en edad de merecer, casadero, viripotente
Português	núbil, casável
Français	nubile
Deutsch	heiratsfähig
Italiano	nubile

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@misc{nubile_2026,
  title = {nubile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nubile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}