singlehood

noun

singlehood

noun

Etymology From single + -hood.

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:
Related terms
single, singlism, singlist

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