singledom

singledom

English

Etymology

From single +‎ -dom.

Noun

singledom (uncountable)

  1. The state or sphere of those who are single (unmarried or unattached).
    • 2007 February 4, David Colman, “Bathroom Reading, on the Wall”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 14 May 2022:
      (A ministorage center in Manhattan has even run ads suggesting that it is the best repository for the spoils of singledom.)
    • 2018 September 8, Sonia Sodha, “It’s time to ditch the stereotypes and look at the realities behind singledom”, in The Guardian‎[2], archived from the original on 9 November 2020:
      But part of me was still glad to see this undoubtedly superficial take. As a society, we barely discuss the realities and implications of singledom. In pop culture singledom is almost invariably represented as an easily fixed unhappy state, a step along the way to getting happily hitched.

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