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spinsterism

spinsterism noun: the state of a woman who is a spinster, i.e. unwed.

Noun

spinsterism (uncountable)

  1. The state of a woman who is a spinster, i.e. unwed.

Origin of spinsterism

From spinster + -ism.

Questions about spinsterism

What does spinsterism mean?
Spinsterism means the state of a woman who is a spinster, i.e. unwed.
What part of speech is spinsterism?
Spinsterism is a noun.

Words near spinsterism in the dictionary

  1. spinsterial
  2. spinsterian
  3. spinsterish
  4. spinsterishly
  5. spinsterishness
  6. spinsterism
  7. spinsterlike
  8. spinsterly
  9. spinsters
  10. spinstership
  11. spinstress

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