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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