Nubility

Nubility

Nubility is the state of being marriageable. In a given society, the level of nubility (those eligible for marriage), compared to the level of nuptiality (state of being married) provides important information regarding its demography.

In a physical anthropology or biomedical context, nubility sometimes refers to the attainment of regular ovulation and fertility.

ee also

* Demography
* Hajnal line
* marriageable age


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  • Nubility — Nu*bil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. nubilit[ e] .] The state of being marriageable. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nubility — nubile ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a girl or woman) youthful but sexually mature and attractive. DERIVATIVES nubility noun. ORIGIN from Latin nubilis marriageable …   English terms dictionary

  • nubility — noun see nubile …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nubility — See nubile. * * * …   Universalium

  • nubility — nu·bil·i·ty || nuː bɪlÉ™tɪ /njuː n. state of being nubile, marriageability …   English contemporary dictionary

  • nubility — nu·bil·i·ty …   English syllables

  • nubility — n(y)üˈbiləd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: French nubilité, from nubile + ité ity : the quality or state of being nubile …   Useful english dictionary

  • nubile — nubility /nooh bil i tee, nyooh /, n. /nooh bil, buyl, nyooh /, adj. 1. (of a young woman) suitable for marriage, esp. in regard to age or physical development; marriageable. 2. (of a young woman) sexually developed and attractive: the nubile… …   Universalium

  • Puberty — refers to the process of physical changes by which a child s body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. Puberty is initiated by hormone signals from the brain to the gonads (the ovaries and testes). In response, the gonads produce a… …   Wikipedia

  • nubile — adjective Etymology: French, from Latin nubilis, from nubere to marry more at nuptial Date: circa 1642 1. of marriageable condition or age 2. sexually attractive used of a young woman • nubility noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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