nubile

Meanings

Adjective

• 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

• From French nubile, from Latin nūbilis ("marriageable"), from nūbō, from Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰ- ("to marry, to wed"). Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek νύμφη ("bride, young wife, nymph") (English nymph), but this is disputed.