Spinsterhood

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being a spinster. countable, uncountable

    "sheʼs long ago resigned herself to eternal spinsterhood, to a future without the joys of marriage and motherhood"

  2. 2
    the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman) wordnet
  3. 3
    The time during which one is a spinster. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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bachelordombachelorhoodbachelorismbachelorshipcelibacycontinence

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"sheʼs long ago resigned herself to eternal spinsterhood, to a future without the joys of marriage and motherhood"

Etymology

From spinster + -hood.

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