nubile
nubile · nubiles
A woman of marriageable ageA woman of marriageable age; a sexually attractive young woman
UK/ˈnjuːbaɪl/US/ˈnubaɪl/
Meaning
1 sensesA woman of marriageable age; a sexually attractive young woman
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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