独身 — meaning in English
dokushin
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English meaning
- celibacy noun The state of not marrying, often for religious reasons.
- 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
独身 is used for these senses in English:
- bachelorhood The condition of being a bachelor.
- 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]
- single Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other.
- 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.
celibacy — full definition
- noun The state of not marrying, often for religious reasons.
- noun Abstaining from sexual activity.
celibate — full definition
- adj Not married, or abstaining from sexual activity.
- noun A person who abstains from marriage or sex, especially for religious reasons.