nubile en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈnubaɪl/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈnjuːbaɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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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.
1921, Aldous Huxley, chapter 28, in Crome Yellow, London: Chatto & Windus, page 292:
- Sexually attractive (especially of a young woman).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more nubile | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most nubile | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
nuptials · nuptial · connubial
Synonyms
bangable · attractive · sexy · fanciable · beddable · fappable · effable · peng · doable · sexable · horny · foxy · sensual · wifeable · toothsome · hot · shaggable · marriageable · desirable · provocative · arousing · eligible · hittable · fit · tasty · humpable · alluring · seductive · fine · beautiful · fuckable · fapworthy · screwable · bonable · bonerific · gorgeous · salacious · sexalicious · raunchy · dreamy · buff · rootable · bedworthy · delicious · swoonsome
Translations (20)
ca núbil (marriageable) · fr nubile (marriageable) · cs vnadná (attractive) · nl huwbaar (marriageable) · es casadero (marriageable) · cs na vdávání (marriageable) · cs přitažlivá (attractive) · bg за женене (marriageable) · fi naimaikäinen (marriageable) · pt casável (marriageable) · es viripotente (marriageable) · pl na wydanie (marriageable) · sv giftasvuxen (marriageable) · cs sexy (attractive) · es en edad de merecer (marriageable) · es núbil (marriageable) · gv yn-phoosey (marriageable) · it nubile (marriageable) · de heiratsfähig (marriageable) · pt núbil (marriageable)