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nubile

[ noo-bil, -bahyl, nyoo- ]

adjective

  1. (of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
  2. (of a young person, usually a woman) sexually developed and attractive:

    the nubile girls in their bikinis.



nubile

/ ˈnjuËbaɪl; njuËˈbɪlɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. ready or suitable for marriage by virtue of age or maturity
  2. sexually attractive
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Derived Forms

  • nubility, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô³Ü·²ú¾±±ô·¾±Â·³Ù²â [noo-, bil, -i-tee, nyoo-], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nubile1

First recorded in 1635–45; from Latin ²ÔÅ«²ú¾±±ô¾±²õ, equivalent to ²ÔÅ«²ú(±ð°ù±ð) “to marry†+ -ilis adjective suffix; nuptial, -ile
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nubile1

C17: from Latin ²ÔÅ«²ú¾±±ô¾±²õ, from ²ÔÅ«²ú±ð°ù±ð to marry
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In her spotlight tune “All You Wanna Do,†she boasts of her nubile sex appeal but notes that being a female sex object has its own perils.

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At once nubile and infantile, the Maries are creatures of impulse and appetite — mainly for food and destruction.

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As Cusk writes in the profile, which finally situated Paul, at 60, as more than Lucien Freud’s nubile muse, female artists have to work through or around or beside their gender.

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It’s a refreshing reversal of the usual Hollywood practice of pairing nubile women with older-model men, but Murphy’s casting choices carry a neon glow.

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“It’s not funny any more: this nubile young girl being chased around an apartment by this elderly, very powerful man.â€

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