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old-maidisms

old-maidisms is the plural of old-maidism.

Meaning of old-maidism

Noun

old-maidism (countable and uncountable, plural old-maidisms)

  1. The condition or characteristics of a spinster.
    • The great cauſe which contributes to OLD MAIDISM is the natural vanity inherent in our ſex ; and which makes us believe, that at any time we may inſure to ourſelves what we hold indiſpenſably our duty for a while to reject.1751, “On the Sin of Living Single. By the Female Student.”, in The Student, Or, The Oxford and Cambridge Monthly Miscellany, volume 2, page 349

Questions about old-maidisms

What is old-maidisms the plural of?
Old-maidisms is the plural of old-maidism.

Words near old-maidisms in the dictionary

  1. old-line
  2. old-maidenism
  3. old-maidhood
  4. old-maidish
  5. old-maidism
  6. old-maidisms
  7. old-man
  8. old-man-yells-at-cloud
  9. old-men
  10. old-oil
  11. old-old

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