singleness

noun

sin·​gle·​ness ˈsiŋ-gəl-nəs How to pronounce singleness (audio)
: the quality or state of being single

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Also, don't assume singleness as necessarily a problem that needs to be solved. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024 Selena Gomez is celebrating singleness, and Carrie Bradshaw would not approve. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2023 Her life honed to a singleness of purpose while my father stumbles about, narrating the current state of his illnesses. Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023 Is this supposed bible of singleness still applicable now? Lauren O’Neill, Vogue, 17 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for singleness 

Word History

First Known Use

1560, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of singleness was in 1560

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“Singleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singleness. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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