nubile

== English == === Etymology === From 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. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnubaɪl/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuːbaɪl/ Rhymes: -aɪl === Adjective === nubile (comparative more nubile, superlative most nubile) Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman). [from 17th c.] Synonyms: eligible, marriageable, wifeable Sexually attractive (especially of a young woman). Synonyms: foxy; see also Thesaurus:sexy ==== Usage notes ==== For a man, especially a young man, eligible is sometimes used as the corresponding term in the sense ‘marriageable’, particularly in the phrase eligible bachelor. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === nubile (plural nubiles) A young sexually attractive woman. === Anagrams === beluin, unible == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nūbilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ny.bil/ === Adjective === nubile (plural nubiles) nubile Near-synonym: pubère === Further reading === “nubile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin nūbilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnu.bi.le/ Rhymes: -ubile Hyphenation: nù‧bi‧le === Adjective === nubile m or f by sense (plural nubili) unmarried === Noun === nubile f (plural nubili) unmarried woman spinster ==== Related terms ==== === See also === === References === === Further reading === nubile in Collins Italian-English Dictionary nubile in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli) nùbile in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication nùbile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnuː.bɪ.ɫɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnuː.bi.le] === Adjective === nūbile vocative masculine singular of nūbilus