nubile means of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.
nubile is pronounced /ˈnubaɪl/.
Why “nubile” is a great word
NUBILE — [Adjective] Of a young woman, being of an age or condition suitable for marriage, and by strong implication, being sexually attractive. From the French nubile, from the Latin nūbilis ("marriageable"), from nūbere ("to marry, to take as husband"), from Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰ- ("to marry, to wed"). First recorded in English use in the 1640s. Unlike "marriageable," which denotes a neutral, legal eligibility, or "youthful," which sketches only the years, "nubile" carries the specific, evaluative weight of ripened availability. It is the dew on the peach at market, the precise curve of a wrist emerging from a sleeve, the unspoken calculation in a glance across a ballroom—a word that frames a human season by its perceived harvestability.
Etymology
From French nubile, from Latin nūbilis (“marriageable”), from nūbō (“marry, to take as husband”), from Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰ- (“to marry, to wed”). Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, young wife, nymph”) (English nymph), but this is disputed.
adj
- Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).“"Pretty little thing, isn't she?" said Mrs. Budge huskily, and panted two or three times. "Yes," Denis nodded agreement. Sixteen, slender, but nubile, he said to himself, and laid up the phrase in his memory as a happy one.”
- Sexually attractive (especially of a young woman).
noun
- A woman of marriageable age; a sexually attractive young woman