wife
noun
a married woman, especially when considered in relation to her partner in marriage.
wifeless
-
a word derived from
wife.
Example Sentences
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A renowned theater director who has embarked on a kind of permanent vacation in his 60s, he continues: “I am wifeless, childless, brotherless, sisterless, I am my well-known self, made glittering and brittle by fame.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
In the end, Don’s left jobless and wifeless and it’s going to be fascinating to see how Matt Weiner rebuilds him.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2013
Childless, wifeless Lou is a bundle of anger and avarice, and writers Josh Heald, Sean Anders and John Morris load him up with harshly hilarious lines.
From Time ● Mar. 25, 2010
Determined to go down in history as the Cupid of the Age, Benito Mussolini last week started firing wifeless mayors.
From Time Magazine Archive
"But I was not speaking of our relations as manager and agent—they are quite satisfactory; but I was about to state that while I am not an unmarried man—I am wifeless."
From A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage by Clara Morris
