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单身 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bachelorette noun An unmarried woman, especially one celebrated before her wedding.
  • celibate adj Not married, or abstaining from sexual activity.
  • single adj Being just one, on its own, without anything else alongside it.
  • sole adjective Being the only one; single, exclusive.
  • unmarried adjective Not married; single.

Senses

单身 is used for these senses in English:

  • bachelorette (North America) An unmarried woman.
  • celibate (chiefly religious) Not married. [from 1827]
  • celibate One who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get married, usually because of being a member of a religious community. [from 1869]
  • fancy-free Having no spouse or other partner
  • single One who is not married or does not have a romantic partner.
  • sole (legal) Unmarried (especially of a woman); widowed.
  • unmarried Having no husband or wife.

bachelorette — full definition

  1. noun An unmarried woman, especially one celebrated before her wedding.
  2. noun A small studio apartment with no separate bedroom.

celibate — full definition

  1. adj Not married, or abstaining from sexual activity.
  2. noun A person who abstains from marriage or sex, especially for religious reasons.

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