What does nubile mean?
Definitions for nubile
ˈnu bɪl, -baɪl, ˈnyu-nu·bile
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Princeton's WordNet
marriageable, nubileadjective
of girls or women who are eligible to marry
GCIDE
Nubileadjective
Sexually attractive, sometimes used as a genteel euphemism for having well-developed breasts; -- of a young woman.
Wiktionary
nubilenoun
A young sexually-attractive woman
nubileadjective
of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (used of a young woman).
nubileadjective
sexually attractive (used of a young woman).
Etymology: From nubile, from nubilis, from nubo, from sneubho-. Possibly cognate with νύμφη (English nymph), but this is disputed.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Nubileadjective
Marriageable; fit for marriage.
Etymology: nubile, Fr. nubilis, Latin.
The cowslip smiles, in brighter yellow drest,
Than that which veils the nubile virgin’s breast. Matthew Prior.
Webster Dictionary
Nubileadjective
of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable
Etymology: [L. nubilis, fr. nubere to marry: cf. F. nubile. See Nuptial.]
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Nubile
Nubile refers to a young woman who is ready or suitable for marriage by virtue of her age or maturity. Since at least 1973, it has also been used to refer to a sexually attractive young woman.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Nubile
nū′bil, adj. marriageable.—n. Nubil′ity. [L. nubilis—nubĕre, to veil one's self, hence to marry.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
NUBILE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nubile is ranked #157234 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Nubile surname appeared 103 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nubile.
96.1% or 99 total occurrences were White.
Anagrams for nubile »
beluin
unible
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nubile in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nubile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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