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spinster
noun
spin·ster ˈspin(t)-stər 
spinsterly adjective
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Never mind that the luminous Johnson will be nobody’s idea of a spinster outshone by her narcissistic sisters. 
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2022 Charles’ new wife, a veritable spinster at the ripe old age of 11, was young but at least age-appropriate. Anne Thériault, Longreads, 21 June 2022 Wentworth, now a wealthy captain, returns to find Anne unmarried—practically a spinster at 27 years old. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 June 2022 Bette Davis plays the titular Southern spinster in this twisted 1964 psychological thriller directed by Robert Aldrich. Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022 Judith Hearne is a Belfast spinster, the Irish equivalent of a Barbara Pym heroine. Alexander Mccall Smith, WSJ, 3 June 2022 The book met with many savage reviews, some the product of chemical industry machinations, and the agriculture secretary himself denounced Carson as a spinster and a Communist, but Silent Spring shone a spotlight on DDT like nothing before. Scott W. Stern, The New Republic, 31 May 2022 For many years the archetype of the spinster aunt was a fixture in literature, like the irritable Aunt March in Little Women, Agatha Christie’s creaky, clever Miss Marple, Harry Potter’s vicious Aunt Marge. Glamour, 20 May 2022 At 28 years old, the clever and quick-witted Eloise Bridgerton is single and therefore, considered a spinster in London high society. Leah Campano, Seventeen, 24 Mar. 2022 See More
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2022 Charles’ new wife, a veritable spinster at the ripe old age of 11, was young but at least age-appropriate. Anne Thériault, Longreads, 21 June 2022 Wentworth, now a wealthy captain, returns to find Anne unmarried—practically a spinster at 27 years old. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 June 2022 Bette Davis plays the titular Southern spinster in this twisted 1964 psychological thriller directed by Robert Aldrich. Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022 Judith Hearne is a Belfast spinster, the Irish equivalent of a Barbara Pym heroine. Alexander Mccall Smith, WSJ, 3 June 2022 The book met with many savage reviews, some the product of chemical industry machinations, and the agriculture secretary himself denounced Carson as a spinster and a Communist, but Silent Spring shone a spotlight on DDT like nothing before. Scott W. Stern, The New Republic, 31 May 2022 For many years the archetype of the spinster aunt was a fixture in literature, like the irritable Aunt March in Little Women, Agatha Christie’s creaky, clever Miss Marple, Harry Potter’s vicious Aunt Marge. Glamour, 20 May 2022 At 28 years old, the clever and quick-witted Eloise Bridgerton is single and therefore, considered a spinster in London high society. Leah Campano, Seventeen, 24 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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