a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again
Synonyms and related words
Words for people according to marital status
bachelor
Bridget Jones
couple
2
a woman who does not see her husband or partner as much as she would like because he spends a lot of time playing sport
a football/cricket/golf widow
Synonyms and related words
Loneliness
widow
solitude
isolation
2a
a woman who does not see her husband or partner as much as she would like because he spends a lot of time on a hobby. This expression is sometimes used to refer to men who are in a similar situation, in which case the noun is widower
a computer/DIY/gaming widow
Synonyms and related words
Loneliness
widow
solitude
isolation
widow
noun countable
US /ˈwɪdoʊ/
Other entries for this word
war widownoun
black widownoun
exercise widownoun
widow’s peaknoun
false widow spidernoun
Word Forms
singular
widow
plural
widows
DEFINITIONS2
1
a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again
Synonyms and related words
Words for people according to marital status
bachelor
bachelorette
Bridget Jones
2
a woman who does not see her husband or partner as much as she would like because he spends a lot of time playing sport
a football/cricket/golf widow
Synonyms and related words
Loneliness
widow
solitude
isolation
2a
a woman who does not see her husband or partner as much as she would like because he spends a lot of time on a hobby. This expression is sometimes used to refer to men who are in a similar situation, in which case the noun is widower