singleness

[ sing-guhl-nis ]
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noun
  1. the state or quality of being single.

Origin of singleness

1
First recorded in 1520–30; single + -ness

Words Nearby singleness

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How to use singleness in a sentence

  • With the human race the love sentiment does not usually display the singleness of energy shown among the lower animals.

    Man And His Ancestor | Charles Morris
  • She recognized more fully the purity and singleness of his life.

    That Lass O' Lowrie's | Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • She sealed herself over and drove ahead with the singleness of purpose, the exclusions, of any tormented thing.

    Fidelity | Susan Glaspell
  • What distinguished him was his open-mindedness, his essential goodness, his singleness and simplicity of aim.

    Life of John Coleridge Patteson | Charlotte M. Yonge
  • A steady climb with unflagging zeal and singleness of purpose always win out.