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Meaning of "nubile" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NUBILE

From Latin nūbilis, from nūbere to marry.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NUBILE

nubile  [ˈnjuːbaɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUBILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nubile is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NUBILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nubile

Nubile refers to a young woman who is ready or suitable for marriage by virtue of her age or maturity. Since at least 1973, it has also been used to refer to a sexually attractive young woman.

Definition of nubile in the English dictionary

The definition of nubile in the dictionary is ready or suitable for marriage by virtue of age or maturity. Other definition of nubile is sexually attractive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NUBILE


bile
baɪl
facile
ˈfæsaɪl
file
faɪl
I´ll
aɪl
immobile
ɪˈməʊbaɪl
juvenile
ˈdʒuːvɪˌnaɪl
Kabyle
kəˈbaɪl
lifestyle
ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl
mile
maɪl
mobile
ˈməʊbaɪl
nonmobile
ˌnɒnˈməʊbaɪl
prenubile
priːˈnjuːbaɪl
profile
ˈprəʊfaɪl
smile
smaɪl
stabile
ˈsteɪbaɪl
strobile
ˈstrəʊbaɪl
style
staɪl
tempolabile
ˌtɛmpəʊˈleɪbaɪl
verbile
ˈvɜːbaɪl
while
waɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NUBILE

nub
Nuba
Nubain
nubbed
nubbin
nubbing
nubble
nubbly
nubby
nubecula
nubeculae
Nubia
Nubian
Nubian Desert
nubiferous
nubiform
nubigenous
nubility
nubilous

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUBILE

airmobile
amabile
automobile
ballabile
black bile
bloodmobile
bookmobile
cantabile
debile
Dormobile
habile
labile
memorabile
Nobile
piano nobile
Popemobile
skimobile
snowmobile
thermolabile
upwardly mobile

Synonyms and antonyms of nubile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NUBILE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nubile» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of nubile

Translation of «nubile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NUBILE

Find out the translation of nubile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nubile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nubile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

适婚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

núbil
570 millions of speakers

English

nubile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दांपत्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صالحة للزواج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

брачный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

núbil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nubigenous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nubile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nubigenous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

heiratsfähig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

魅力的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나이가 찬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nubigenous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tới tuổi dậy thì
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nubigenous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्वसामान्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nubigenous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nubile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dojrzały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шлюбний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nubile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nubile
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hubare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nubile
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nubile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nubile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUBILE»

The term «nubile» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.514 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUBILE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nubile» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nubile» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nubile

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUBILE»

Discover the use of nubile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nubile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Danger of Gender: Caste, Class and Gender in ...
With reference to 20th century Indian English literature with special reference to gender identity.
Clara Nubile, 2003
2
Nutrition Psychology: Improving Dietary Adherence
maintaining a youthful/nubile physique). This process is a phenomenon that entails phenotypic change as a result of environmental factors. Reproductive potential (RP) in females is mainly a function of age and decreases with advancing ...
Melinda Blackman, Colleen Kvaska, 2010
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Nubile Nostalgia: A Teenage Wasteland : Photos of the Male Nude
This book is his first published collection.
John Wood, 1999
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Words Count
MEMORY PEG betrothal Additional Form betrothed Common Usage betrothed to 8. nubile (NO—O–-bı ̄le, NO—O–-bıll) adj. a. ready to get married, of a marriageable age (used for young women) Sample Sentence In some parts of the world, ...
Laraine Flemming, 2014
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P. Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon libri x: Or, Ten select ...
Beìng hurt by so grtevous a nuound, one nubile be throivs himjelfnp alost in the air, another nubile phiiges hinifelsbcneath the n»ater ; another mobile tur n s about; aster the ' manner osa ivi/d boa r, tnboin a pack os dogi roaring around bim ...
Ovid, 1790
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Mba Entrance Guide, 5E
(b) Adjectives: Incorrect: Nubile and young, the puppy was caressed by the lady. In this sentence, it appears as if the puppy is nubile and young, which is not correct. Correct: The nubile and young lady caressed the puppy. Or Nubile and ...
Launcher Career, 2009
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The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
The cliche' for them was nubile. And nubile was exactly what they were: in their case it was not a cliche' at all but a precise description, because nubility denotes adulthood; “nubile” means marriageable. The word comes from the Latin nuhere,  ...
Paul Theroux, 2013
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Verbal Ability (Aptitude Enhancing Guide), 1E
(b) Adjectives: Incorrect: Nubile and young, the puppy was caressed by the ladv. In this sentence, it appears as if the puppy is nubile and young, which is not correct. Correct: The nubile and young lady caressed the puppy. Or Nubile and ...
Career Launcher, 2009
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Phraséologia generalis
WH W H 1317 д nubile ада; cie. III. while j „сапе/‚щ in the mean lbace, or time that, is made by dum with 4 Verb, or by nu манит cafè put abjîtlute .и, (Emile you are doubling of the/ë /things ten топа/7: are run акту; Нас. dum dubims incnll's ...
William Robertson, 1681
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The Stranger in Ancient and Mediaeval Jewish Tradition: ...
23-24) the host offers his own young, nubile daughter (beṯûlāh) to the violent men of Gibeah in order to protect his guest from sexual assault (cf. Gen 19:6-8). In Judg 21:21 the young women of Shiloh are abducted by the Benjaminites as ...
Society of Jewish and Biblical Studies in Central Europe. International Conference, Géza G. Xeravits, Jan Dušek, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUBILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nubile is used in the context of the following news items.
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Check Out This Sexy Singing Sushi Extravaganza In Midtown
... including lots of dropping it low and picking it up slow, flirtatious come-hither arm gestures and the generally nubile quality to the performers. «Gothamist, Jul 15»
2
'Vatican Tapes' is a sorry shadow of 'The Exorcist'
One has to wonder why demons are so interested in defiling nubile female bodies. In actuality, it's the filmmakers who cling to this construct ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
3
Redemption and Responsibility in Henry Roth's “Mercy of a Rude …
... to realize … was that in other times and places, other cultures, [a fourteen year old girl like] Stella would be considered nubile, marriageable. «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
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Los Angeles Film Festival 2015
If this setup sounds like a standard-issue predatory-male-seduces-nubile-innocent youth, you've already derailed. Powley's Minnie is no less ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
5
Not Much Magic in 'Mike'; 'Minions' Works as Prequel and Marketing …
Throughout the introduction scene, which takes place in a hotel room, a nubile woman in a bikini and a motorcycle helmet runs around the ... «The SandPaper, Jul 15»
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A CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE EGYPTIAN, SIRIUS 8:8:8:8
... balanced by its co-inhabitant race of the Feline that which is totally yin energy of dark depth, mysterious, nubile, ever changing, and adapting. «Pulse, Jul 15»
7
'True Detective' Peddles the Myth That Abortion Causes Infertility
... female sexuality, with the main male characters winding their way through a world of nubile t-shirt-and-panty-clad party girls who inexplicably ... «RH Reality Check, Jul 15»
8
Jason Moran, Justin Kauflin and D'Angelo shine at Montreux Jazz …
I never even made it to the edgy, laser-lit Jazz Lab where nubile 20-somethings dance until the sun comes up; to the world music stage, ... «Jazzwise magazine, Jul 15»
9
Central Square Theater Serves Up Silly Summer Fun With 'Saving …
... his laptop and an unfolding UN crisis until the nubile skeleton in his closet is exposed, much to Kate's embarrassment and Kitty's disillusion. «WBUR, Jul 15»
10
Hand embroidery finds its way into art lovers' hearts
... the Victorian novels like those of Jane Austen's however refers to it as a high-art, happily pursued by nubile, marriageable women during the ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Nubile [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nubile>. May 2024 ».
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