bachelorism

[ bach-luh-riz-uhm ]

noun

1. state of being a bachelor.
2. a characteristic or peculiarity of a bachelor:

   Excessive tidiness had been added to his bachelorisms.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bachelorism¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; bachelor + -ism

Example Sentences

The days moved along more quickly Sir John believed than formerly; and possibly he may have imagined this was so, as he felt no longer fettered 24 with fear of fighting with his inward friend—obstinacy, whose hand of drowsy bachelorism seemed for ever closed to his changing charity; he had at last thrown aside the garb of female dislike, and patronised that of a warm-hearted lover.

From Project Gutenberg

Ten to one, he is old, and has all the shrivelled, high-dried appearance of the most far-gone and confirmed bachelorism.

From Project Gutenberg

See child. baby, v. humor, fondle, indulge, coddle, pet, cosset. baby, a. infantine, infantile, babyish. babyhood, n. infancy. bachelor, n. celibate. bachelorhood, n. bachelorship, bachelorism, celibacy. back, n. reverse; posteriors, fundament, buttocks, seat, rump, breech; ridge.

From Project Gutenberg

The ancient church, misconstruing the Apostle's words, and also overlooking his meaning, recommended the state of bachelorism in the male, and perpetual virginity in the female sex, not only as a state more perfect than marriage, but even as highly meritorious.

From Project Gutenberg

The next piece was a satire on certain members who were getting very much into the way of joking on the worn-out subjects of matrimony and old maid and old bachelorism.

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