NUBILE

marriageable, nubile

(adjective) of girls or women who are eligible to marry

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

nubile (comparative more nubile, superlative most nubile)

Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).

Sexually attractive (especially of a young woman).

Usage notes

For a man, especially a young man, eligible is sometimes used as the corresponding term in the sense ‘marriageable’, particularly in the phrase eligible bachelor.

Synonyms

• (marriageable): eligible, marriageable, wifeable

• (sexually attractive): foxy; see also sexy

Noun

nubile (plural nubiles)

A young sexually attractive woman.

Anagrams

• beluin, unible

Source: Wiktionary


Nu"bile, a. Etym: [L. nubilis, fr. nubere to marry: cf. F. nubile. See Nuptial.]

Definition: Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable. Prior.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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