singlehood

English

Etymology

single +‎ -hood

Noun

singlehood (uncountable)

1. The state of being single (unattached or unmarried).
   • 1994, Lee-Jay Cho, Motoo Yada, Tradition and change in the Asian family, page 116:

     Having had a nonarranged marriage was found to be associated with favorable attitudes toward singlehood.

Related terms

• single
• singlism
• singlist

 

Translations

The state of being single

• Finnish: naimattomuus (fi), sinkkuus
• German: Alleinleben n, Singledasein (de) n, Singleleben n, Unverpartnertsein n
• Spanish: soltería f