spouseless

/ˈspaʊsləs/ adj

Without a spouse; unmarried.

Word Origin Spouseless means without a spouse. 'Spouse' comes from Latin 'sponsus', meaning 'pledged' — from the verb 'spondere' (to pledge). A spouse is someone you've pledged yourself to. The suffix -less means lacking. So spouseless is unmarried or widowed. The same pledging root gives us 'sponsor' (one who pledges support), 'response' (a pledge back, an answer), and 'responsible' (able to be pledged, accountable).

adj Without a spouse; unmarried.

After the divorce, he found himself spouseless for the first time in decades.

(形容词) 无配偶的;未婚的 【无配偶】

离婚后,他几十年来第一次处于无配偶状态。

(adjetivo) Sin cónyuge; soltero.

Tras el divorcio, se encontró **sin cónyuge** por primera vez en décadas.

(adjectif) sans conjoint; célibataire; non marié [Sans conjoint ni conjointe.]

Après le divorce, il s'est retrouvé sans conjointe pour la première fois depuis des décennies.

(Adjektiv) ehelos; ohne Ehepartner [ohne Ehepartner; nicht verheiratet oder in einer Partnerschaft lebend.]

Nach der Scheidung war er zum ersten Mal seit Jahrzehnten **spouseless**.

(形容詞) 配偶者のいない; 結婚していない。

離婚後、彼は数十年来初めて配偶者のない自分と向き合うことになった。

(adjetivo) sem cônjuge; solteiro; não casado [Sem cônjuge; solteiro.]

Após o divórcio, ele se viu sem cônjuge pela primeira vez em décadas.

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