Definition of NUBILE

nubile

Meanings

Plural: nubiles

Adjective Satellite

  • of girls or women who are eligible to marry

Adj

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

Noun

  • A young sexually attractive woman.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 8

nubile is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
nubile is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nubile is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

nubile is a valid Words With Friends word