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singleness

[ sing-guh l-nis ]

/ ˈsɪŋ gəl nɪs /

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noun

the state or quality of being single.

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Origin of singleness

First recorded in 1520–30; single + -ness

Words nearby singleness

single-track, single-valued, single-wide, singledom, singlehood, singleness, singles, singles bar, singlestick, singlesticker, singlet

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Example sentences from the Web for singleness

He applied himself with singleness of purpose to the study of the Word of God.
Birth of a Reformation|Andrew Byers
In 1849 he resigned his pastorate, and henceforth, with singleness of purpose, devoted himself to his one calling.
Deaconesses in Europe|Jane M. Bancroft
His integrity and singleness of mind, to which Clarendon gives high testimony, had made him bitter enemies.
Sir Christopher Wren|Lucy Phillimore
The unity of the social organism is best effected by the singleness of its head.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

Both aim at a singleness of impression and dramatic effect; both aim to be a high order of art.
Contemporary One-Act Plays|Sir James M. Barrie

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