/se.li.ba.tɛʁ/
Translation
single, unmarried
Word origin
From Latin caelibatus ('the unmarried state'), from caelebs ('unmarried'). English 'celibate' and 'celibacy' come from the same root, though the French word means simply unmarried rather than sexually abstinent.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- caelibatus
- English cognates
- celibate, celibacy
Grammar
Examples
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My brother is still single.
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She lives alone, single and perfectly happy.
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The club is putting on an evening for single people.
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He kept his little bachelor flat.
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She has been single since her divorce.
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