nubile

(nū'bĭl, -bīl', nyū'-)
adj.

1. Ready for marriage; of a marriageable age or condition. Used of young women.
2. Sexually mature and attractive. Used of young women.

[Latin nūbilis, from nūbere, to take a husband.]

nubility nu·bil'i·ty (nū-bĭl'ĭ-tē, nyū-) n.

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The original Latin meaning of nubilis, '(of females) of an age suitable for marriage', has given way in current usage to the meaning 'sexually attractive', making the earlier sense somewhat awkward to use, except with intentional ambiguity.

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For a list of words related to nubile, see:

• Marriage and Divorce - nubile: (adj) marriageable, esp. in reference to young girls
• Upbringing and Development - nubile: (adj) of marriageable age, esp. young girl
• Appealing, Elegant, Neat, Rich, or Fancy
• Sexuality and Libido - nubile: (adj) ready for marriage, said esp. of young women

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See words rhyming with "nubile."

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - giftefærdig

Nederlands (Dutch)
huwbaar, aantrekkelijk

Français (French)
adj. - désirable, nubile

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heiratsfähig, anziehend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - της παντρειάς, σε ηλικία γάμου, (μτφ.) αξιέραστη, ελκυστική

Italiano (Italian)
nubile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - núbil

Русский (Russian)
совершеннолетняя, привлекательная

Español (Spanish)
adj. - núbil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - giftasvuxen, könsmogen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
适婚的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 適婚的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (여자의)혼기의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 年ごろの, 性的魅力のある, 年頃の, 結婚適齢期の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صالح للزواج ( من حيث السن), كوز ذرة صغير, شيء صغير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בשלה לנישואים, מושכת מבחינה מינית‬

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