nubile
adjective/ˈnjuːbaɪl/
/ˈnuːbl/, /ˈnuːbaɪl/
- (of a woman) young and sexually attractiveWord Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin nubilis ‘marriageable’, from nubere ‘cover or veil oneself for a bridegroom’ (from nubes ‘cloud’).
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