nubile

11 synonyms and 1 antonym for nubile, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Adj — Old enough to be married, said especially of a young woman.

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eligible desirable

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Synonyms by Meaning

1. adj

Old enough to be married, said especially of a young woman.

eligible marriageable

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old

2. adj

Sexually attractive, especially used of a young woman.

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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.

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