nubile.
Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).
Meaning & usage
Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).
Sexually attractive (especially of a young woman).
Where this word comes from
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.
A woman of marriageable age; a sexually attractive young woman
Where this word comes from
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.
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