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singlehood

singlehood noun: the state of being single (unattached or unmarried).

Noun

singlehood (uncountable)

  1. The state of being single (unattached or unmarried).
    • Having had a nonarranged marriage was found to be associated with favorable attitudes toward singlehood.1994, Lee-Jay Cho, Motoo Yada, Tradition and change in the Asian family, page 116

Origin of singlehood

From single + -hood.

Questions about singlehood

What does singlehood mean?
Singlehood means the state of being single (unattached or unmarried).
What part of speech is singlehood?
Singlehood is a noun.

Words near singlehood in the dictionary

  1. singlehanding
  2. singlehands
  3. singlehearted
  4. singleheartedly
  5. singleheartedness
  6. singlehood
  7. singleism
  8. singleleaf
  9. singlely
  10. singleminded
  11. singlemindedly

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