As nouns the difference between nubile and nubble
is that nubile is a young sexually attractive woman while nubble is a small knob or lump.
As an adjective nubile
is of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).
As a verb nubble is
to beat or bruise with the fist.
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
Related terms
* connubial
* nuptial, nuptials
Noun
(
en noun)
A young sexually attractive woman
Anagrams
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nubble
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A small knob or lump.
*1897 , Kipling, Captains Courageous ,
- Harvey saw with disgust that there were no sheets on his bed-place. He was lying on a piece of dingy ticking full of lumps and nubbles .
Verb
(
nubbl)
(obsolete) To beat or bruise with the fist.
- (Ainsworth)
(
Webster 1913)
