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widowed

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of widow

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

single because of death of the spouse

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: alargun — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Catalan: vidu — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Catalan: viudo — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寡居的 (guǎjū de) — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Chinese Mandarin: 喪妻的 /丧妻的 (sàngqī de) — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Czech: ovdovělý — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Finnish: leskeksi jäänyt — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Finnish: leski- — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • French: veuf — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • French: veuve — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Galician: viúvo — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Galician: viúva — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • German: verwitwet — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Ancient Greek: χήρειος (khḗreios) — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Hungarian: megözvegyült — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Ingrian: leski — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Italian: vedovo — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Māori: pūtao — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Portuguese: viúvo — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Portuguese: enviuvado — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Romanian: văduv — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Slovak: ovdovený — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Spanish: viudo — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Tetum: faluk — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Turkish: dul — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
  • Welsh: gweddw — (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died
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