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celibe

unmarried

adjective CHEH-lee-beh Rare

Origin: From Latin caelebs (unmarried man).

Also means

bachelor

Usage Note

Celibe describes an unmarried man; the feminine equivalent is nubile (for a woman). On official Italian forms, celibe/nubile appears as the marital status for 'single.' Learners sometimes mistakenly apply celibe to women — always use nubile for a female.

Examples

"È ancora celibe a quarant'anni."

Natural Translation

He is still unmarried at forty.

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