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   Nu·bile

   /ˈno͞oˌbīl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a young woman) sexually attractive: "he employed a procession of nubile young secretaries"
   • 2. (of a young woman) sexually mature; old enough for marriage.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin nubilis ‘marriageable’, from nubere ‘cover or veil oneself for a bridegroom’ (from nubes ‘cloud’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. nubility noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • N

     1

   • U

     1

   • B

     3

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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