wifeless
Having no wife; unmarried or celibateHaving no wife; unmarried or celibate.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Having no wife; unmarried or celibate.
(not comparable)Without a wife present.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English wyfles, wifles, possibly from Old English wīflēas (“wifeless”), equivaFrom Middle English wyfles, wifles, possibly from Old English wīflēas (“wifeless”), equivalent to wife + -less.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedwivesless
Derivedwifelessness