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nu·bile

(no͞o′bĭl, -bīl′, nyo͞o′-)

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.]

nu·bil′i·ty (no͞o-bĭl′ĭ-tē, nyo͞o-) n.

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nubile

(ˈnjuːbaɪl)

(of a girl or woman) adj

1. ready or suitable for marriage by virtue of age or maturity

2. sexually attractive

[C17: from Latin nūbilis, from nūbere to marry]

nubility n

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nu•bile

(ˈnu bɪl, -baɪl, ˈnyu-)

adj.

1. (of a young woman) suitable for marriage, esp. in regard to age or physical development.

2. (of a young woman) sexually developed and attractive.

[1635–45; < Latin nūbilis=nūb(ere) to marry (see nuptial) + -ilis -ile¹]

nu•bil′i•ty, n.

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Adj.

nubile - of girls or women who are eligible to marry

marriageable

mature - having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"

nubile

adjective attractive, sexy (informal), desirable, ripe (informal), marriageable He came on stage flanked by two scantily-clad young nubile beauties.

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Translations

attraente

nubile

[ˈnjuːbaɪl] ADJ [girl, woman] → núbil (hum) → joven y guapa

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

nubile

[ˈnjuːbaɪl] adj → nubile (= attractive) → jeune et désirable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

nubile

adj girl → heiratsfähig; (= attractive) → gut entwickelt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

nubile

[ˈnjuːbaɪl] adj → nubile; (attractive) → giovane e desiderabile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

nubile

a. núbil. rel. a la madurez sexual femenina.

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My Birman kitten, Tinky, sleeps on the pillow with me every night and to be honest these days I prefer their company to those sleek, nubile beings who come wrapped in a nightie.

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So you might fancy watching this offering, which sees two nubile women sharing the leading roles in a contemporary thriller set in both London and rural France.