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singledom

British  
/ ˈsɪŋɡəldəm /

noun

  1. informal the state of being unmarried or not involved in a long-term relationship

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As we pine for relationships and watch, speculate and criticize other people for leaving singledom for partnership, whether it lasts or not, it just compounds our loneliness, which then worsens the parasocial relationship.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2023

The breakup made me feel shocked, saddened and suddenly catapulted back into the land of singledom.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2022

Their main targets, however, were the movies themselves — save for Hall, whose primary bit centered on her singledom.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2022

The people clinging to old narratives around singledom and marriage can’t yet see these lives for what they are because, as Ms. di Prima puts it, they are not “an objectively valuable commodity.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2022

The women embraced and some stopped to swap numbers, sisters in singledom.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2021

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