nubility
Ready for marriage
Nubility is the state of being nubile—of marriageable age or sexually mature.
The word applies almost exclusively to young women and carries an old-fashioned, slightly leering quality: He couldn't help noticing her nubility.
In modern usage, describing a woman's nubility often sounds creepy rather than complimentary.
Sexual development stage
- menarcheOnset of menstruation
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- childbearingGiving birth to young
fecundity · conception · maturation · womanhood · adolescence · development · menstruation · ripeness
Pleasing quality that draws
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- beautyAesthetic excellence
- comelinessAttractive physical appearance
- charmAttractive personal quality
loveliness · appeal · radiance · bloom · freshness · youthfulness · prettiness · grace
puberty
Sexual development stage
childbearing · fecundity · conception · maturation · womanhood · adolescence · development · menstruation · ripeness · blossoming
attractiveness
Pleasing quality that draws
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- beautyAesthetic excellence
- comelinessAttractive physical appearance
charm · loveliness · appeal · radiance · bloom · freshness · youthfulness · prettiness · grace · elegance
eligible
Meeting required conditions
- betrothalFormal marriage agreement
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- dowryMarital property transfer
suitor · match · espousal · bridehood · spinster · debutante · maiden · ingenue · trousseau · prospects
nubilityprepubescence
Childhood before puberty
immaturity · childishness · preadolescence · infancy · juvenility