adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ʌnˈmæɹ.id/
/ʌnˈmæɹ.id/without the Mary–marry–merry merger
/ʌnˈmɛɹ.id/Mary–marry–merry merger
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 N M EH1 R IY0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having no husband or wife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: single, unhitched, unspoused, unwed
Antonyms: married
2
noun
Meaning 2
An unmarried person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
not married or related to the unmarried state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
unmarried men and women
unmarried life
sex and the single girl
single parenthood
are you married or single?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: single
Antonyms: married
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English married English unmarried From un- + married.
Across languages
Translations
100 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
pamartuar
— having no husband or wife
Armenian:
չամուսնացած
(čʻamusnacʻac)
— having no husband or wife
Armenian:
ամուրի
(amuri)
— having no husband or wife
Assamese:
আবিয়ৈ
(abioi)
— having no husband or wife
Belarusian:
нежана́ты
(nježanáty)
— having no husband or wife
Belarusian:
незаму́жняя
(njezamúžnjaja)
— having no husband or wife
Bulgarian:
неже́нен
(nežénen)
— having no husband or wife
Bulgarian:
неомъ́жена
(neomǎ́žena)
— having no husband or wife
Catalan:
solter
— having no husband or wife
Chinese Mandarin:
獨身 /独身
(dúshēn)
— having no husband or wife
Czech:
svobodný
— having no husband or wife
Czech:
neženatý
— having no husband or wife
Czech:
svobodná
— having no husband or wife
Czech:
nevdaná
— having no husband or wife
Danish:
ugift
— having no husband or wife
Dutch:
ongehuwd
— having no husband or wife
Dutch:
alleenstaand
— having no husband or wife
Dutch:
ongetrouwd
— having no husband or wife
Finnish:
naimaton
— having no husband or wife
Finnish:
vapaa
— having no husband or wife
French:
célibataire
— having no husband or wife
Galician:
solteiro
— having no husband or wife
Georgian:
დაუქორწინებელი
(daukorc̣inebeli)
— having no husband or wife
Georgian:
დაუოჯახებელი
(dauoǯaxebeli)
— having no husband or wife
Georgian:
დასაოჯახებელი
(dasaoǯaxebeli)
— having no husband or wife
Georgian:
უცოლო
(ucolo)
— having no husband or wife
Georgian:
უქმრო
(ukmro)
— having no husband or wife
Georgian:
უცოლშვილო
(ucolšvilo)
— having no husband or wife
Georgian:
უქმარშვილო
(ukmaršvilo)
— having no husband or wife
Georgian:
მარტოხელა
(marṭoxela)
— having no husband or wife
Georgian:
გაუთხოვარი
(gautxovari)
— having no husband or wife
German:
unverheiratet
— having no husband or wife
German:
ledig
— having no husband or wife
German:
solo
— having no husband or wife
Gothic:
𐌿𐌽𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃
(unliugaiþs)
— having no husband or wife
Greek:
ανύπαντρος
(anýpantros)
— having no husband or wife
Ancient Greek:
ἄγαμος
(ágamos)
— having no husband or wife
Ancient Greek:
ἄνανδρος
(ánandros)
— having no husband or wife
Ancient Greek:
ἀλέκτωρ
(aléktōr)
— having no husband or wife
Hindi:
अनब्याहा
(anabyāhā)
— having no husband or wife
Hindi:
अविवाहित
(avivāhit)
— having no husband or wife
Hungarian:
nőtlen
— having no husband or wife
Hungarian:
hajadon
— having no husband or wife
Icelandic:
ógiftur
— having no husband or wife
Icelandic:
ókvæntur
— having no husband or wife
Ido:
nemariajata
— having no husband or wife
Ido:
nemariajita
— having no husband or wife
Irish:
neamhphósta
— having no husband or wife
Irish:
singil
— having no husband or wife
Italian:
celibe
— having no husband or wife
Italian:
nubile
— having no husband or wife
Japanese:
独身
(dokushin)
— having no husband or wife
Japanese:
未婚
(mikon)
— having no husband or wife
Latin:
caelebs
— having no husband or wife
Latin:
innuptus
— having no husband or wife
Macedonian:
нео́женет
(neóženet)
— having no husband or wife
Macedonian:
неома́жена
(neomážena)
— having no husband or wife
Manx:
neuphoost
— having no husband or wife
Manx:
gyn poosey
— having no husband or wife
Māori:
takakau
— having no husband or wife
Māori:
kiritapu
— having no husband or wife
Navajo:
bízhą́
— having no husband or wife
Norwegian:
ugift
— having no husband or wife
Old English:
ǣmettig
— having no husband or wife
Persian:
مجرد
(mojarrad)
— having no husband or wife
Plautdietsch:
lädich
— having no husband or wife
Polish:
nieżonaty
— having no husband or wife
Polish:
niezamężna
— having no husband or wife
Polish:
niewydany
— having no husband or wife
Polish:
niewydana
— having no husband or wife
Portuguese:
solteiro
— having no husband or wife
Romanian:
necăsătorit
— having no husband or wife
Romanian:
burlac
— having no husband or wife
Russian:
нежена́тый
(neženátyj)
— having no husband or wife
Russian:
холосто́й
(xolostój)
— having no husband or wife
Russian:
незаму́жняя
(nezamúžnjaja)
— having no husband or wife
Serbo-Croatian:
нео̀жењен
— having no husband or wife
Serbo-Croatian:
не̏уда̄н or не̏уда̄т
— having no husband or wife
Serbo-Croatian:
neòženjen
— having no husband or wife
Serbo-Croatian:
nȅudān or nȅudāt
— having no husband or wife
Slovak:
slobodný
— having no husband or wife
Slovak:
neženatý
— having no husband or wife
Slovak:
slobodná
— having no husband or wife
Slovak:
nevydatá
— having no husband or wife
Slovene:
neporočen
— having no husband or wife
Slovene:
samski
— having no husband or wife
Spanish:
soltero
— having no husband or wife
Swedish:
ogift
— having no husband or wife
Telugu:
పెళ్ళికాని
(peḷḷikāni)
— having no husband or wife
Thai:
โสด
(sòot)
— having no husband or wife
Ottoman Turkish:
اركن
(erken)
— having no husband or wife
Ottoman Turkish:
بكار
(bekâr)
— having no husband or wife
Ukrainian:
нежона́тий
(nežonátyj)
— having no husband or wife
Ukrainian:
незамі́жня
(nezamížnja)
— having no husband or wife
Ukrainian:
неодру́жений
(neodrúženyj)
— having no husband or wife