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singlehood

[ sing-guhl-hood ]

/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˌhʊd /

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noun

the status of being unmarried.

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THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?

Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.

Question 1 of 8

Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

The Sunflower State

The Evergreen State

The Magnolia State

The Mockingbird State

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Origin of singlehood

First recorded in 1830–40; single + -hood

Words nearby singlehood

single-foot, single-hand, single-handed, single-handedly, single-hearted, singlehood, single-hung, single-issue, single-knit, single knot, single-lens reflex

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Example sentences from the Web for singlehood

As I show in my book “Minimizing Marriage,” people have many different political or ethical reasons for preferring singlehood.
Single On Valentine’s Day And Happily So|LGBTQ-Editor|February 13, 2021|No Straight News
Yet as with Latino immigration, the trend toward singlehood is unlikely to continue unabated.
The Myth of the Republican Party’s Inevitable Decline|Joel Kotkin|April 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST

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