singlehood

[ sing-guhl-hood ]

noun

1. the status of being unmarried.

Word History and Origins

Origin of singlehood¹

First recorded in 1830–40; single + -hood

Example Sentences

Those are the things 27-year-old Tori Mattei in New York has discovered on her own over the last four years of singlehood.

From Seattle Times

Rebecca Traister: There have been all kinds of panics over marriage and singlehood in the United States.

From Slate

Nobody in the current cohort, however, has leveraged singlehood more effectively than Mr. Modi, said Neerja Chowdhury, a political commentator and editor.

From New York Times

But, Ms Kundu says, she's seeing "many more women now who are single by choice, not just by circumstances" and it's this "changing face of singlehood" that's important to acknowledge.

From BBC

In a country that's often described as being "obsessed with marriage", a lot of stigma still surrounds singlehood.

From BBC