Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Ready for marriage; of a marriageable age or condition. Used of young women.
- adjective Sexually mature and attractive. Used of young women.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable.
- adjective Sexually attractive, sometimes used as a genteel euphemism for having well-developed breasts; -- of a young woman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of an
age suitable formarriage ;marriageable (used of a young woman). - adjective
sexually attractive (used of a young woman). - noun A young sexually-attractive
woman
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of girls or women who are eligible to marry
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He finally baptizes a nubile village girl, and their ecstatic duet suggests they shared more than a mere dunk.
NYT > Global Home By LAURIE GOODSTEIN 2011
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The word "nubile" you use implies sexuality in the girl, and if you look at Linda Blair, Jennifer Carpenter and Ashley Bell, it's the innocence and lack of sexuality of these girls that make them perfect victims for the devil.
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Someday, forensic shows will let young male artists know that what they think is "nubile" is really "effects of a previous pregnancy".
New Conan Art! Reis O'Brien 2009
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This is obviously not sexualization, but the socialization is part of the structure that supports the sexualization, once they hit that "nubile" *grrr* state.
Speaking of Pandarus Heo 2007
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It's turn-of-the-century Washington D.C. and you've got a string of murders, a vampire woman, her diplomat husband, a British ambassador, his "nubile" daughter God only knows how many times that adjective describes her, a hardheaded police detective, a drunk bum of a would-be private detective, a priest, a suspicious doctor, and a sadistic cat.
Archive 2005-06-26 2005
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It's turn-of-the-century Washington D.C. and you've got a string of murders, a vampire woman, her diplomat husband, a British ambassador, his "nubile" daughter God only knows how many times that adjective describes her, a hardheaded police detective, a drunk bum of a would-be private detective, a priest, a suspicious doctor, and a sadistic cat.
THE VIRGIN AND THE VAMPIRE by Robert J. Myers (Pocket 1977) 2005
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I'm sure he meant "nubile". just now, -0/+1So, now Nokia will have three operating systems?
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But, eh, did you say your six-year old thumbs were more "nubile" in that last video when talking about the joystick (which looks like Atari, not commodore to me)?!?!?
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Gonna go all soft porn with the nubile women and all howsabout some nice boymeat to oogle ...
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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Gonna go all soft porn with the nubile women and all howsabout some nice boymeat to oogle ...
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
seanahan commented on the word nubile
I like the various forms of this word, nubiler, nubilest, and my favorite, nubility.
May 15, 2007
bodhi commented on the word nubile
God this word is so creepy!
September 11, 2008
bodhi commented on the word nubile
God this word is so creepy!
September 11, 2008
mercy commented on the word nubile
Yeah, it IS a little creepy, isn't it?
September 11, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word nubile
it practically gives me the creeps just looking at it
September 26, 2008
rolig commented on the word nubile
I think the creepiness of this word is because we imagine it being said by salivating pedophiles.
September 26, 2008
bilby commented on the word nubile
Sounds better in Italian.
September 26, 2008
smrtrthnu commented on the word nubile
NUBILE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
is a word
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October 11, 2008
sakhalinskii commented on the word nubile
It reminds me of nipples.
November 9, 2008