wifeless

wifeless
having no wife; unmarried or celibate

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  • Wifeless — Wife less, a. Without a wife; unmarried. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wifeless — lə̇s adjective Etymology: Middle English wifles, from Old English wīflēas, from wīf wife + lēas less : having no wife the only wifeless man in the group of old classmates …   Useful english dictionary

  • wifeless — adjective see wife …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wifeless — adj. unmarried, bachelor …   English contemporary dictionary

  • wifeless — wife·less …   English syllables

  • Celibacy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Celibacy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 celibacy celibacy singleness single blessedness Sgm: N 1 bachelorhood bachelorhood bachelorship Sgm: N 1 misogamy misogamy misogyny GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 virginity …   English dictionary for students

  • Wiveless — Wive less, a. Wifeless. [Obs.] Homilies. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wife — noun (plural wives) Etymology: Middle English wif, from Old English wīf; akin to Old High German wīb wife and probably to Tocharian B kwīpe female pudenda Date: before 12th century 1. a. dialect woman b. a woman acting in a specified capacity… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Julia the Elder — Julio Claudian dynasty caption= Bust of Julia the ElderJulia the Elder (October 39 BC 14), known to her contemporaries as Julia Caesaris filia or Julia Augusti filia (Classical Latin: IVLIA•CAESARIS•FILIA or IVLIA•AVGVSTI•FILIA [Aut|E. Groag, A.… …   Wikipedia

  • Sidney Ainsworth — (December 21, 1872 May 21, 1922) was a screen and stage actor who appeared in his first movie in 1909. He was born in Manchester, England and died in Madison, Wisconsin.Filmography*Mr. Barnes of New York (1922) .... Danella *A Poor Relation… …   Wikipedia

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