Dictionary

singlehood en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English single Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English singlehood From single + -hood.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) 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:

Relateds

singlist · single · singlism

Translations (7)

es soltería (The state of being single) · fi sinkkuus (The state of being single) · de Unverpartnertsein (The state of being single) · fi naimattomuus (The state of being single) · de Alleinleben (The state of being single) · de Singleleben (The state of being single) · de Singledasein (The state of being single)