the status of being unmarried or not in a romantic relationship
Word origin
[1830–40; single + -hood]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ante, grid, isometric, nationalism, rococo-hood is a native English suffix denoting state, condition, character, nature, etc., ora body of persons of a particular character or class, formerly used in the formationof nouns. Other words that use the affix -hood include: angelhood, hardihood, peoplehood, personhood, statehood
Examples of 'singlehood' in a sentence
singlehood
For some, it's a day to take pride in the singlehood.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But could a trend towards singlehood be a sign of a society's greater evolution?