célibataire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bachelor noun A man who has never married.
- 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
célibataire is used for these senses in English:
- bachelor (obsolete) An unmarried woman.
- 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 Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other.
- sole (legal) Unmarried (especially of a woman); widowed.
- unmarried Having no husband or wife.
bachelor — full definition
- noun A man who has never married.
- noun The undergraduate degree awarded by a college or university, such as a Bachelor of Arts.
- noun A small self-contained apartment with no separate bedroom.
bachelorette — full definition
- noun An unmarried woman, especially one celebrated before her wedding.
- noun A small studio apartment with no separate bedroom.