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.

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