nubile
Of an age suitable for marriageOf an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).
Meaning
2 sensesOf an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).
heiratsfähig
Sexually attractive (especially of a young woman).
- of girls or women who are eligible to marry
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From French nubile, from Latin nūbilis (“marriageable”), from nūbō (“marry, to take as husFrom 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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Forms
more nubile, most nubile| Comparative | more nubile Lesson |
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| Superlative | most nubile Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
32 synonyms- of girls or women who are eligible to marry:marriageable
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.