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nubile

/ˈnubaɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
nu-bile
IPA
/ˈnubaɪl/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).

adj

Sexually attractive (especially of a young woman).

noun

A woman of marriageable age; a sexually attractive young woman

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: nubile, nūbilis, *snewbʰ-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnubaɪl/
  • British English: /ˈnjuːbaɪl/

Inflected Forms

more nubile (comparative) most nubile (superlative) nubiles (plural)

Derived Forms

nubility prenubile

Frequently Paired Words

connubial nuptial nuptials

Synonyms

eligible marriageable wifeable foxy alluring arousing attractive bangable beautiful beddable bedworthy bonable

Rhymes With

while style file smile mile last mile pile kyle chile awhile isle worthwhile

Questions

How do you pronounce nubile?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnubaɪl/.
What does nubile mean?
Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).
Where does nubile come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce nubile

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