unmarried

adjective

un·​mar·​ried ˌən-ˈmer-ēd How to pronounce unmarried (audio)
-ˈma-rēd
: not married:
a
: not now or previously married
b
: being divorced or widowed
unmarried noun

Examples of unmarried in a Sentence

an unmarried couple who are living together a girl who swore she'd remain unmarried for her whole life
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Those percentages go up for single parents – 89% of unmarried fathers work, as do 77% of unmarried mothers. Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024 About 15% of adults between ages 25 and 34 cohabitate with an unmarried partner — a 12% increase from 10 years earlier. Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024 The additional standard deduction amount increases to $2,000 for unmarried taxpayers. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Trump received 32% of the unmarried women’s vote in 2016 and 36% in 2020. Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unmarried 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unmarried was in the 15th century

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“Unmarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmarried. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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unmarried

adjective
un·​mar·​ried ˌən-ˈmar-ēd How to pronounce unmarried (audio)
: not married:
a
: not now or previously married
b
: being divorced or widowed

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