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Pronunciation / Transliteration: seh-lee-ba
"Elle a profité de son célibat pour voyager."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being single, especially in relation to social or romantic contexts.
"After years of singledom, she finally decided to start dating again." - 2
A period or phase in which a person is not in a romantic relationship.
"He enjoyed his singledom, focusing on his career and personal growth."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'singledom' is a blend of 'single' and the suffix '-dom', which denotes a state or condition. The word 'single' originates from the Latin 'singulus', meaning 'one' or 'individual', while '-dom' comes from Old English '-dōm', indicating a condition or state. The term emerged in the late 20th century to describe the state of being single, particularly in a social context.
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célibat
Transliteration: seh-lee-ba
"Elle a profité de son célibat pour voyager."
Singledasein
Transliteration: zing-uhl-dah-zine
"Er genießt sein Singledasein in vollen Zügen."
singletudine
Transliteration: seen-gleh-too-dee-neh
"Ha apprezzato la sua singletudine per concentrarsi su se stesso."
soltería
Transliteration: sol-teh-ree-ah
"Disfrutó de su soltería antes de encontrar pareja."
solteirice
Transliteration: sol-teh-ee-ree-seh
"Ele aproveitou a solteirice para viajar pelo mundo."
एकलता
Transliteration: ekalta
"उसने अपनी एकलता का आनंद लिया।"
单身状态
Transliteration: dānshēn zhuàngtài
"他享受单身状态的自由。"
싱글 상태
Transliteration: singgeul sangtae
"그는 싱글 상태를 즐겼다."
独身状態
Transliteration: dokushin jōtai
"彼は独身状態を楽しんでいる。"
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