bachelorship

A student celebrates his bachelorship with a graduation cap.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • State of being a bachelor: "bachelorship" refers to the condition or status of being an unmarried man.
   • Academic degree (archaic): In historical usage, "bachelorship" could also denote the status or period of holding a bachelor's degree (e.g., a Bachelor of Arts).

Usage Examples

• State of being unmarried:

  • He enjoyed his bachelorship, free from family responsibilities. (He liked being an unmarried man without domestic duties.)
  • After years of bachelorship, he decided to settle down and marry. (After being unmarried for a long time, he chose to get married.)

• Academic degree (archaic):

  • She completed her bachelorship in history and then pursued a master's degree. (She finished her bachelor's degree in history and continued to a master's.)

Advanced Usage

• "to prolong one's bachelorship": to intentionally delay marriage.

  • Many modern men prolong their bachelorship for career or personal reasons. (They remain unmarried longer than traditional expectations.)

• "the bachelorship of youth": a poetic or literary phrase referring to the unmarried years of a young man's life.

  • The novel explores the joys and loneliness of the bachelorship of youth. (It examines the experiences of young unmarried men.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bachelor (n): an unmarried man, or a person who holds a first university degree.

  • He is a confirmed bachelor. (He is a man who intends to remain unmarried.)

• Bachelorhood (n): the state of being a bachelor (more common synonym).

  • Bachelorhood has its advantages, such as independence. (Being unmarried has benefits like freedom.)

• Bachelorette (n): an unmarried woman (the female counterpart).

  • She was a bachelorette until her late thirties. (She remained unmarried until her late thirties.)

Synonyms

• Bachelorhood: the state of being unmarried (almost identical in meaning).
• Singleness: the condition of being unmarried (can apply to both genders).
• Celibacy: abstaining from marriage or sexual relations (often implies a choice, not just status).

Related Idioms

• "a bachelor's life": a lifestyle associated with being unmarried, often implying freedom and self-indulgence.

  • He led a bachelor's life, traveling and spending on hobbies. (He lived like an unmarried man, without family constraints.)

• "confirmed bachelor": a man who is unlikely to ever marry, often by choice.

  • He was a confirmed bachelor until he met his wife at age 50. (He seemed permanently unmarried but changed his mind.)

Phrasal Verbs

• "to remain in bachelorship": to stay unmarried.
  • He chose to remain in bachelorship despite family pressure. (He decided not to marry.)