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Cubile vs Nubile - What's the difference?

cubile | nubile |

As nouns the difference between cubile and nubile

is that cubile is the lowest course of stones in a building while nubile is a young sexually attractive woman.

As an adjective nubile is

of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).

cubile

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete, architecture) The lowest course of stones in a building.
  • (Webster 1913) ----

    nubile

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).
  • sexually attractive (especially of a young woman).
  • Usage notes

    For a man, especially a young man, (m) is sometimes used as the corresponding term in the sense ‘marriageable’, particularly in the phrase (eligible bachelor) .

    Derived terms

    * nubility

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A young sexually attractive woman
  • Anagrams

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