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singlehood

[ sing-guhl-hood ]

/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˌhʊd /

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noun

the status of being unmarried.

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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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How to use singlehood in a sentence

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