unmarried

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unmarried

/ʌnˈmæɹ.id/ UK
/ʌnˈmæɹ.id/ US
/ʌnˈmɛɹ.id/ US

adjective

not comparable Having no husband or wife. Her young parents, who worked in a pottery factory in Rongchang in present-day Chongqing municipality, conceived her while unmarried.
Similar: single, unhitched, unspoused, unwed · Opposite: married

noun unmarrieds

An unmarried person.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mateless, unwed, unwedded, single, divorced, widowed, unattached, celibate, lone, miss, bachelor, married, maiden, wifeless, husbandless, partnerless

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adj having no husband or wife

Español	soltero
日本語	独身 dokushin, 未婚 mikon
中文	獨身 /独身 dúshēn
हिन्दी	अनब्याहा anabyāhā, अविवाहित avivāhit
Português	solteiro
Français	célibataire
Deutsch	unverheiratet, ledig, solo
Italiano	celibe, nubile
Ελληνικά	ανύπαντρος anýpantros
Română	necăsătorit, burlac
Русский	нежена́тый neženátyj, холосто́й xolostój, незаму́жняя nezamúžnjaja
Tiếng Việt	độc thân

noun unmarried person

हिन्दी	अविवाहित avivāhit

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@misc{unmarried_2026,
  title = {unmarried},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unmarried},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}