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wifelessness

/ˈwaɪfləsnəs/ noun

Absence of a wife.

Word Origin Wifelessness is built from wife (Old English wīf, originally meaning 'woman') plus -less and -ness — so it's 'the state of being without a wife.' The word wife itself has narrowed from 'woman' to 'married woman,' but we still see the older sense in midwife (a woman who assists) and fishwife.

noun Absence of a wife. countable

After his divorce, he experienced a period of wifelessness.

(名词) 无妻状态；鳏居

离婚后，他经历了一段没有妻子的时期。

(sustantivo) ausencia de esposa [ausencia de esposa.]

Después de su divorcio, experimentó un período sin esposa.

(nom) Absence d'épouse ; état d'une personne qui n'a pas ou plus de femme.

Après son divorce, il a traversé une période sans épouse.

(Substantiv) Ehelosigkeit (in Bezug auf die Abwesenheit einer Ehefrau); Frauenlosigkeit [Der Zustand, keine Ehefrau zu haben.]

Nach seiner Scheidung erlebte er eine Phase der **wifelessness**.

(名詞) 妻がいない状態。

離婚後、彼は一定期間、妻のいない生活を送った。

(substantivo) Ausência de esposa.

Após o divórcio, ele passou por um período sem esposa.

Synonyms: bachelorhood singlehood celibacy spinsterhood Antonyms: marriage wifehood wedlock
Word parts: wife + less + ness

Related words

wifely

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